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Updated Python 3 packages have been released for Slackware Linux:

python3 (SSA:2025-099-01)




python3 (SSA:2025-099-01)


python3 (SSA:2025-099-01)

New python3 packages are available for Slackware 15.0 to fix security issues.

Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/python3-3.9.22-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
This update fixes security issues:
gh-131809 and gh-131261: Upgrade vendored expat to 2.7.1.
gh-121284: Invalid RFC 2047 address header after refolding
with email.policy.default.
gh-105704: CVE-2025-0938 urlparse does not flag hostname containing [ or ]
as incorrect.
gh-119511: OOM vulnerability in the imaplib module.
For more information, see:
https://pythoninsider.blogspot.com/2025/04/python-3140a7-3133-31210-31112-31017.html
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-0938
(* Security fix *)
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Where to find the new packages:
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Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab
( http://osuosl.org) for donating 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 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-15.0/patches/packages/python3-3.9.22-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/python3-3.9.22-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 15.0 package:
04469de0263e684e6a94bf713710ac6b python3-3.9.22-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 15.0 package:
a116bfb663e464450acd80c9e4b06b1f python3-3.9.22-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg python3-3.9.22-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

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