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Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 16:58:43 -0700 (PDT)
From: Slackware Security Team <security@slackware.com>
To: slackware-security@slackware.com
Subject: [slackware-security]: xchat input validation bug fixed
An input validation bug was found to affect Slackware Linux 7.0, 7.1, and
-current. The problem is described in detail at this site:
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1601
Users of Slackware 7.0, 7.1, and -current are urged to upgraded to the
xchat.tgz package available in the Slackware -current branch.
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xchat 1.5.7 AVAILABLE - (gtk1/xchat.tgz)
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The input validation bug has been fixed in this release of XChat. The new
xchat.tgz package is available from:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slakware/gtk/xchat.tgz
For verification purposes, we provide the following checksums:
16-bit "sum" checksum:
2394041667 1288299 gtk1/xchat.tgz
128-bit MD5 message digest:
b388d7eb7914a6d456f49f0b0f62fcb8 gtk1/xchat.tgz
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE xchat.tgz PACKAGE:
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Make sure that no users have XChat running, then issue this command:
# upgradepkg xchat.tgz
Remember, it's also a good idea to backup configuration files before
upgrading packages.
- Slackware Linux Security Team
http://www.slackware.com
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