New libvpx 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/libvpx-1.12.0-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
This release contains two security related fixes β one each for VP8 and VP9.
For more information, see:
https://crbug.com/1486441
https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2023-5217
(* Security fix *)
Where to find the new packages:
Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab
(http://osuosl.org) for donating FTP and rsync hosting
to the Slackware project! :-)
Also see the βGet Slackβ section on http://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/libvpx-1.12.0-i586-1_slack15.0.txz
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/libvpx-1.12.0-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz
Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/l/libvpx-1.13.1-i586-1.txz
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/l/libvpx-1.13.1-x86_64-1.txz
MD5 signatures:
Slackware 15.0 package:
91c2931046b80c63c8f9758e963de9be libvpx-1.12.0-i586-1_slack15.0.txz
Slackware x86_64 15.0 package:
f6f3771258f774cda8cc55e70cbe9a3c libvpx-1.12.0-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz
Slackware -current package:
cf9f4f7d9fd705f6f277aac09ca17da6 l/libvpx-1.13.1-i586-1.txz
Slackware x86_64 -current package:
d0315a5d8375a2f4395848705e556e2b l/libvpx-1.13.1-x86_64-1.txz
Installation instructions:
Upgrade the package as root:
> upgradepkg libvpx-1.12.0-i586-1_slack15.0.txz
OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Slackware | 15.0 | i586 | libvpx | <Β 1.12.0 | libvpx-1.12.0-i586-1_slack15.0.txz |
Slackware | 15.0 | x86_64 | libvpx | <Β 1.12.0 | libvpx-1.12.0-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz |
Slackware | current | i586 | libvpx | <Β 1.13.1 | libvpx-1.13.1-i586-1.txz |
Slackware | current | x86_64 | libvpx | <Β 1.13.1 | libvpx-1.13.1-x86_64-1.txz |