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[slackware-security] libidn (SSA:2026-168-02)

Posted on 18 June 2026
Slackware Security

[slackware-security] libidn (SSA:2026-168-02)

New libidn packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to
fix security issues.


Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/libidn-1.44-i586-1-slack15.0.txz: Rebuilt.
This update fixes security issues:
libidn: Fix read-out-of-bounds error in ToUnicode APIs.
examples: Fix strcpy buffer overflow.
For more information, see:
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-libidn/2026-05/msg00000.html
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-libidn/2025-06/msg00000.html
(* Security fix *)
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Where to find the new packages:
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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 "Get Slack" 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/libidn-1.44-i586-1-slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/libidn-1.44-x86_64-1-slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/l/libidn-1.44-i686-1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/l/libidn-1.44-x86_64-1.txz


MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 15.0 package:
cebf86a9c5bd63bcc97933b6a81c975b libidn-1.44-i586-1-slack15.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 15.0 package:
b9438bfe435f323eb2752fc0a42bd39c libidn-1.44-x86_64-1-slack15.0.txz

Slackware -current package:
d0ffe04c5036d4592440cb1d17a30b9b l/libidn-1.44-i686-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
7a0f4faa705823200e445097bcf8dd5f l/libidn-1.44-x86_64-1.txz


Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg libidn-1.44-i586-1-slack15.0.txz


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Slackware Linux Security Team
http://slackware.com/gpg-key
security@slackware.com

 

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