[SECURITY] Fedora 12 Update: gnu-smalltalk-3.1-8.fc12

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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2010-4339
2010-03-13 01:29:41
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Name        : gnu-smalltalk
Product     : Fedora 12
Version     : 3.1
Release     : 8.fc12
URL         : http://www.gnu.org/software/smalltalk/smalltalk.html
Summary     : GNU Smalltalk
Description :
GNU Smalltalk is an implementation that closely follows the
Smalltalk-80 language as described in the book `Smalltalk-80: the
Language and its Implementation' by Adele Goldberg and David Robson.
The Smalltalk programming language is an object oriented programming
language.

Unlike other Smalltalks (including Smalltalk-80), GNU Smalltalk
emphasizes Smalltalk's rapid prototyping features rather than the
graphical and easy-to-use nature of the programming environment.

Therefore, even though we have a nice GUI environment including a class
browser, the goal of the GNU Smalltalk project is currently to produce a
complete system to be used to write your scripts in a clear, aesthetically
pleasing, and philosophically appealing programming language.

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Update Information:

Remove embedded ltdl to fix CVE-2009-3736
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ChangeLog:

* Thu Mar 11 2010 Jochen Schmitt <Jochen herr-schmitt de> 3.1-8
- Remove embedded ltdl (#563974, CVE-2009-3736)
- Rebuild agains new gdbm (so namber was bumped)
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References:

  [ 1 ] Bug #563974 - CVE-2009-3736 libtool: libltdl may load and execute code from a library in the current directory [Fedora all]
        https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=563974
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