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[slackware-security]  gnutls (SSA:2024-016-01)

New gnutls 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/gnutls-3.8.3-i586-1_slack15.0.txz:  Upgraded.
  This update fixes two medium severity security issues:
  Fix more timing side-channel inside RSA-PSK key exchange.
  Fix assertion failure when verifying a certificate chain with a cycle of
  cross signatures.
  For more information, see:
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-0553
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-0567
  (* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+


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

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

Also see the "Get Slack" section on http://www.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/gnutls-3.8.3-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/gnutls-3.8.3-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/n/gnutls-3.8.3-i586-1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/n/gnutls-3.8.3-x86_64-1.txz


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

Slackware 15.0 package:
883c919c39e4003d280aa7a7ce96fa6c  gnutls-3.8.3-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 15.0 package:
f87ab044e8b0e5e3badb1e93947abc80  gnutls-3.8.3-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware -current package:
09f41babc753a0b69ec3ae25804111ed  n/gnutls-3.8.3-i586-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
370bcaa3e93e54fe6cf135161261e5a4  n/gnutls-3.8.3-x86_64-1.txz


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

Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg gnutls-3.8.3-i586-1_slack15.0.txz


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Slackware: 2024-016-01: gnutls Security Update

January 16, 2024
New gnutls packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix security issues

Summary

Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog: patches/packages/gnutls-3.8.3-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes two medium severity security issues: Fix more timing side-channel inside RSA-PSK key exchange. Fix assertion failure when verifying a certificate chain with a cycle of cross signatures. For more information, see: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-0553 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-0567 (* Security fix *)

Where Find New Packages

Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab (https://osuosl.org/) for donating FTP and rsync hosting to the Slackware project! :-)
Also see the "Get Slack" section on http://www.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/gnutls-3.8.3-i586-1_slack15.0.txz
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/gnutls-3.8.3-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz
Updated package for Slackware -current: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/n/gnutls-3.8.3-i586-1.txz
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/n/gnutls-3.8.3-x86_64-1.txz

MD5 Signatures

Slackware 15.0 package: 883c919c39e4003d280aa7a7ce96fa6c gnutls-3.8.3-i586-1_slack15.0.txz
Slackware x86_64 15.0 package: f87ab044e8b0e5e3badb1e93947abc80 gnutls-3.8.3-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz
Slackware -current package: 09f41babc753a0b69ec3ae25804111ed n/gnutls-3.8.3-i586-1.txz
Slackware x86_64 -current package: 370bcaa3e93e54fe6cf135161261e5a4 n/gnutls-3.8.3-x86_64-1.txz

Severity
[slackware-security] gnutls (SSA:2024-016-01)
New gnutls packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix security issues.

Installation Instructions

Installation instructions: Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg gnutls-3.8.3-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

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