Slackware alert SSA:2026-168-02 (libidn)
| From: | Slackware Security Team <security@slackware.com> | |
| To: | slackware-security@slackware.com | |
| Subject: | [slackware-security] libidn (SSA:2026-168-02) | |
| Date: | Wed, 17 Jun 2026 14:43:34 -0700 | |
| Message-ID: | <alpine.LNX.2.02.2606171443180.14610@connie.slackware.com> |
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 [slackware-security] libidn (SSA:2026-168-02) New libidn packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/libidn-1.44-i586-1-slack15.0.txz: Rebuilt. This update fixes security issues: libidn: Fix read-out-of-bounds error in ToUnicode APIs. examples: Fix strcpy buffer overflow. For more information, see: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-libidn/2026-05/ms... https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-libidn/2025-06/ms... (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Where to find the new packages: +-----------------------------+ 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/patc... Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/pa... Updated package for Slackware -current: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/s... Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current... MD5 signatures: +-------------+ Slackware 15.0 package: cebf86a9c5bd63bcc97933b6a81c975b libidn-1.44-i586-1-slack15.0.txz Slackware x86_64 15.0 package: b9438bfe435f323eb2752fc0a42bd39c libidn-1.44-x86_64-1-slack15.0.txz Slackware -current package: d0ffe04c5036d4592440cb1d17a30b9b l/libidn-1.44-i686-1.txz Slackware x86_64 -current package: 7a0f4faa705823200e445097bcf8dd5f l/libidn-1.44-x86_64-1.txz Installation instructions: +------------------------+ Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg libidn-1.44-i586-1-slack15.0.txz +-----+ Slackware Linux Security Team http://slackware.com/gpg-key security@slackware.com +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | To leave the slackware-security mailing list: | +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Send an email to majordomo@slackware.com with this text in the body of | | the email message: | | | | unsubscribe slackware-security | | | | You will get a confirmation message back containing instructions to | | complete the process. Please do not reply to this email address. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iHkEARECADkWIQTsVknaQB4iq/pnNu9qRGPAQBAiMwUCajMTvRsUgAAAAAAEAA5t YW51MiwyLjUrMS4xMiwyLDIACgkQakRjwEAQIjO8yQCeLNCneaW2UUY9/d5JveGL HQbpFtMAnA4b44AgNsp7zMfaN2TvCvwRMyNW =haQF -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----