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Date: Wed Jun 28 2006 - 07:47:05 CDT

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TITLE:
Slackware update for gnupg

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA20811

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/20811/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
DoS

WHERE:
From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Slackware Linux 10.0
http://secunia.com/product/4368/
Slackware Linux 9.0
http://secunia.com/product/1336/
Slackware Linux 9.1
http://secunia.com/product/2265/

DESCRIPTION:
Slackware has issued an update for gnupg. This fixes a vulnerability,
which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS
(Denial of Service).

For more information:
SA20783

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages.

Slackware 9.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.0/patches/packages/gnupg-1.4.4-i386-1_slack9.0.tgz

Slackware 9.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.1/patches/packages/gnupg-1.4.4-i486-1_slack9.1.tgz

Slackware 10.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.0/patches/packages/gnupg-1.4.4-i486-1_slack10.0.tgz

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.457382

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA20783:
http://secunia.com/advisories/20783/

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