Slackware alert SSA:2007-275-01 (pidgin)

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[slackware-security]  pidgin (SSA:2007-275-01)
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Tue, 2 Oct 2007 20:59:26 -0700 (PDT)
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[slackware-security]  pidgin (SSA:2007-275-01)

A new pidgin package is available for Slackware 12.0 to fix a minor
fix security issue.

More details about this issue may be found here:

  http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=23


Here are the details from the Slackware 12.0 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/pidgin-2.2.1-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz:
  Upgraded to pidgin-2.2.1.
  This fixes a crash that can be triggered remotely on MSN in 2.2.0.
  For more information, see:
    http://www.pidgin.im/news/security/?id=23
  (* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+


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

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/patc...


MD5 signature:
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Slackware 12.0 package:
debf41bd7a6ae0401dd4f8af2b80e791  pidgin-2.2.1-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz


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

Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg pidgin-2.2.1-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz


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