The following two security updates has been released for Slackware Linux:

- pidgin (SSA:2010-305-02)
- proftpd (SSA:2010-305-03)



[slackware-security] pidgin (SSA:2010-305-02)

New pidgin packages are available for Slackware 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, 13.0, 13.1, and -current to fix a security issue.


Here are the details from the Slackware 13.1 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/pidgin-2.7.5-i486-1_slack13.1.txz: Upgraded.
This update addresses some denial of service bugs.
For more information, see:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-3711
(* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+


Where to find the new packages:
+-----------------------------+

HINT: Getting slow download speeds from ftp.slackware.com?
Give slackware.osuosl.org a try. This is another primary FTP site
for Slackware that can be considerably faster than downloading
directly from ftp.slackware.com.

Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab
(http://osuosl.org) for donating additional FTP and rsync hosting
to the Slackware project!

Also see the "Get Slack" section on http://slackware.com for
additional mirror sites near you.

Updated package for Slackware 12.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.0/patches/packages/pidgin-2.7.5-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz

Updated package for Slackware 12.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.1/patches/packages/pidgin-2.7.5-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz

Updated package for Slackware 12.2:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.2/patches/packages/pidgin-2.7.5-i486-1_slack12.2.tgz

Updated package for Slackware 13.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-13.0/patches/packages/pidgin-2.7.5-i486-1_slack13.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 13.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-13.0/patches/packages/pidgin-2.7.5-x86_64-1_slack13.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware 13.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-13.1/patches/packages/pidgin-2.7.5-i486-1_slack13.1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 13.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-13.1/patches/packages/pidgin-2.7.5-x86_64-1_slack13.1.txz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/xap/pidgin-2.7.5-i486-1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/xap/pidgin-2.7.5-x86_64-1.txz


MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 12.0 package:
7758d57ee22894649a7c3a295dc7d440 pidgin-2.7.5-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz

Slackware 12.1 package:
56c2d7b570ad1094c97ccabf94cd25f4 pidgin-2.7.5-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz

Slackware 12.2 package:
deb6dc3d50a06e3e5b9d76094ad971ec pidgin-2.7.5-i486-1_slack12.2.tgz

Slackware 13.0 package:
b6c8f0c133593fb2635e3a7c4a1534ab pidgin-2.7.5-i486-1_slack13.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 13.0 package:
6f962dabf4d8ee0cd2904499fb2513f0 pidgin-2.7.5-x86_64-1_slack13.0.txz

Slackware 13.1 package:
b11028e0456e6ce35b63cd5462db2c9b pidgin-2.7.5-i486-1_slack13.1.txz

Slackware x86_64 13.1 package:
842fb5f95140cd5a9c59e92afee40511 pidgin-2.7.5-x86_64-1_slack13.1.txz

Slackware -current package:
8ca20dec594fc997b42797758a354fbe xap/pidgin-2.7.5-i486-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
d8a9c077ecf6011a9ce1ecb01f690485 xap/pidgin-2.7.5-x86_64-1.txz


Installation instructions:
+------------------------+

Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg pidgin-2.7.5-i486-1_slack13.1.txz


+-----+

Slackware Linux Security Team
http://slackware.com/gpg-key

[slackware-security] proftpd (SSA:2010-305-03)

New proftpd packages are available for Slackware 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, 13.0, 13.1, and -current to a fix security issue.


Here are the details from the Slackware 13.1 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/proftpd-1.3.3c-i486-1_slack13.1.txz: Upgraded.
Fixed Telnet IAC stack overflow vulnerability (ZDI-CAN-925), which can
allow remote execution of arbitrary code as the user running the
ProFTPD daemon. Thanks to TippingPoint and the Zero Day Initiative (ZDI).
For more information, see:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-3867
(* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+


Where to find the new packages:
+-----------------------------+

HINT: Getting slow download speeds from ftp.slackware.com?
Give slackware.osuosl.org a try. This is another primary FTP site
for Slackware that can be considerably faster than downloading
directly from ftp.slackware.com.

Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab
(http://osuosl.org) for donating additional FTP and rsync hosting
to the Slackware project!

Also see the "Get Slack" section on http://slackware.com for
additional mirror sites near you.

Updated package for Slackware 11.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-11.0/patches/packages/proftpd-1.3.3c-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz

Updated package for Slackware 12.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.0/patches/packages/proftpd-1.3.3c-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz

Updated package for Slackware 12.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.1/patches/packages/proftpd-1.3.3c-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz

Updated package for Slackware 12.2:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.2/patches/packages/proftpd-1.3.3c-i486-1_slack12.2.tgz

Updated package for Slackware 13.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-13.0/patches/packages/proftpd-1.3.3c-i486-1_slack13.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 13.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-13.0/patches/packages/proftpd-1.3.3c-x86_64-1_slack13.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware 13.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-13.1/patches/packages/proftpd-1.3.3c-i486-1_slack13.1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 13.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-13.1/patches/packages/proftpd-1.3.3c-x86_64-1_slack13.1.txz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/n/proftpd-1.3.3c-i486-1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/n/proftpd-1.3.3c-x86_64-1.txz


MD5 signatures:
+-------------+

Slackware 11.0 package:
4e7d54ab57548f34a32f86b77583d614 proftpd-1.3.3c-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz

Slackware 12.0 package:
d954a6c90816f4436fee533c152bf4bb proftpd-1.3.3c-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz

Slackware 12.1 package:
affbb31b04c5d6919d9a2157059b9403 proftpd-1.3.3c-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz

Slackware 12.2 package:
5a42f293cc183cfa6ec988ec914744b2 proftpd-1.3.3c-i486-1_slack12.2.tgz

Slackware 13.0 package:
768ecea836e4c650a24e74de3afdd518 proftpd-1.3.3c-i486-1_slack13.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 13.0 package:
0be811b7668364deb8902262f2fe17a5 proftpd-1.3.3c-x86_64-1_slack13.0.txz

Slackware 13.1 package:
937d63af93685267ec9e3fc792c46e84 proftpd-1.3.3c-i486-1_slack13.1.txz

Slackware x86_64 13.1 package:
92275cac422a121a141f815ba268a6b7 proftpd-1.3.3c-x86_64-1_slack13.1.txz

Slackware -current package:
4046af3144df2bf0c35d3848e081b6b0 proftpd-1.3.3c-i486-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
9268734e9bc5ba67fe176becd391fb34 proftpd-1.3.3c-x86_64-1.txz


Installation instructions:
+------------------------+

Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg proftpd-1.3.3c-i486-1_slack13.1.txz


+-----+

Slackware Linux Security Team
http://slackware.com/gpg-key