wicd

New wicd packages are available for Slackware 12.2 and -current to fix a
security issue with the D-Bus configuration file that could allow local
information disclosure (such as network credentials).

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

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0489

Here are the details from the Slackware 12.2 ChangeLog:

patches/packages/wicd/wicd-1.5.9-noarch-1.tgz: Upgraded to wicd-1.5.9.
This fixes a security problem with the D-Bus configuration file that allows
local users to intercept D-Bus messages, possibly including wireless network
credentials.
For more information, see:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0489
(* 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 12.2:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.2/patches/packages/wicd-1.5.9-noarch-1_slack12.2.tgz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/extra/wicd/wicd-1.5.9-noarch-1.tgz

MD5 signatures:

Slackware 12.2 package:
503d6dd8cce8fe148d6799727a51f5a6 wicd-1.5.9-noarch-1_slack12.2.tgz

Slackware -current package:
f98aab4483d4aa1f6c16c4517e560b81 wicd-1.5.9-noarch-1.tgz

Installation instructions:

Kill any instances of wicd-client:
> killall wicd-client

Upgrade the package as root:
> upgradepkg wicd-1.5.9-noarch-1_slack12.2.tgz

Reload D-Bus:
> /etc/rc.d/rc.messagebus reload

Restart wicd:
> /etc/rc.d/rc.wicd restart

Finally, restart any stopped instances of wicd-client as the normal user(s).

Alternate approach: Upgrade the wicd package and reboot.