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Posted on 05 July 2026
Slackware Security[slackware-security] libevent (SSA:2026-182-01)
New libevent 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/libevent-2.1.13-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
This release contains several security fixes, affecting users of the
following modules: evbuffer, bufferevent, evtag, evrpc, evdns, evhttp.
If you have a program that uses one of those modules you should upgrade.
(* Security fix *)
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Where to find the new packages:
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(http://osuosl.org) for donating FTP and rsync hosting
to the Slackware project! :-)
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additional mirror sites near you.
Updated package for Slackware 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-15.0/patches/packages/libevent-2.1.13-i586-1_slack15.0.txz
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/libevent-2.1.13-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz
Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/l/libevent-2.1.13-i686-1.txz
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/l/libevent-2.1.13-x86_64-1.txz
MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 15.0 package:
099b2d31e8d39168b87e33492790085f libevent-2.1.13-i586-1_slack15.0.txz
Slackware x86_64 15.0 package:
0c23cf8a2ed85a42e1e59d02123fdadc libevent-2.1.13-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz
Slackware -current package:
0e76018a6b117b9fb7fc45a07451b1a6 l/libevent-2.1.13-i686-1.txz
Slackware x86_64 -current package:
74f1c376e6b23b78858dfd9c84898cac l/libevent-2.1.13-x86_64-1.txz
Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg libevent-2.1.13-i586-1_slack15.0.txz
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