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Posted on 21 October 2026
Slackware Security[slackware-security] ca-certificates (SSA:2026-293-02)
New ca-certificates packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to
fix a security issue.
Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/ca-certificates-20261020-noarch-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
This update provides the latest CA certificates to check for the
authenticity of SSL connections.
(* 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/ca-certificates-20261020-noarch-1_slack15.0.txz
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/ca-certificates-20261020-noarch-1_slack15.0.txz
Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/n/ca-certificates-20261020-noarch-1.txz
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/n/ca-certificates-20261020-noarch-1.txz
MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 15.0 package:
ab9a9c8160c063ecd872c879addc7cb4 ca-certificates-20261020-noarch-1_slack15.0.txz
Slackware x86_64 15.0 package:
f9729a38a1bfb976f60bbb538d226a5f ca-certificates-20261020-noarch-1_slack15.0.txz
Slackware -current package:
ba8366e0fd0f89f1f9073603fb98a380 n/ca-certificates-20261020-noarch-1.txz
Slackware x86_64 -current package:
9b5ce28e90a3d28fa7261a42cd0619e7 n/ca-certificates-20261020-noarch-1.txz
Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg ca-certificates-20261020-noarch-1_slack15.0.txz
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