[slackware-security] links

New links packages are available for Slackware 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, and -current
to fix a security issue when using proxies.

More details about this issue may be found in the Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:

https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2008-3329

Here are the details from the Slackware 12.1 ChangeLog:

patches/packages/links-2.1-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz:
Upgraded to links-2.1.
Unspecified vulnerability in Links before 2.1, when “only proxies” is
enabled, has unknown impact and attack vectors related to providing
“URLs to external programs.”
For more information, see:
https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2008-3329
(* Security fix *)

Where to find the new packages:

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 11.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-11.0/patches/packages/links-2.1-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz

Updated package for Slackware 12.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.0/patches/packages/links-2.1-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz

Updated package for Slackware 12.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.1/patches/packages/links-2.1-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/n/links-2.1-i486-1.tgz

MD5 signatures:

Slackware 11.0 package:
938eccef79b71343d4e2f13ef4454450 links-2.1-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz

Slackware 12.0 package:
0207e7720de54574ef773a0e1f3a35e8 links-2.1-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz

Slackware 12.1 package:
343b0f3f6b33d1097faafa66c777651b links-2.1-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz

Slackware -current package:
f137305bc4c7ea5fd0670760b10d653d links-2.1-i486-1.tgz

Installation instructions:

Upgrade the package as root:
> upgradepkg links-2.1-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz