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[slackware-security]  openssl (SSA:2016-124-01)

New openssl packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, and -current to
fix security issues.


Here are the details from the Slackware 14.1 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/openssl-1.0.1t-i486-1_slack14.1.txz:  Upgraded.
  This update fixes the following security issues:
  Memory corruption in the ASN.1 encoder (CVE-2016-2108)
  Padding oracle in AES-NI CBC MAC check (CVE-2016-2107)
  EVP_EncodeUpdate overflow (CVE-2016-2105)
  EVP_EncryptUpdate overflow (CVE-2016-2106)
  ASN.1 BIO excessive memory allocation (CVE-2016-2109)
  EBCDIC overread (CVE-2016-2176)
  For more information, see:
    https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20160503.txt
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2108
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2107
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2105
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2106
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2109
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2176
  (* Security fix *)
patches/packages/openssl-solibs-1.0.1t-i486-1_slack14.1.txz:  Upgraded.
+--------------------------+


Where to find the new packages:
+-----------------------------+

Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab
(https://osuosl.org/) for donating FTP and rsync hosting
to the Slackware project!  :-)

Also see the "Get Slack" section on http://www.slackware.com/ for
additional mirror sites near you.

Updated packages for Slackware 14.0:

Updated packages for Slackware x86_64 14.0:

Updated packages for Slackware 14.1:

Updated packages for Slackware x86_64 14.1:

Updated packages for Slackware -current:

Updated packages for Slackware x86_64 -current:


MD5 signatures:
+-------------+

Slackware 14.0 packages:
033bd9509aeb07712e6bb3adf89c18e4  openssl-1.0.1t-i486-1_slack14.0.txz
9e91d781e33f7af80cbad08b245e84ed  openssl-solibs-1.0.1t-i486-1_slack14.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 14.0 packages:
e5c77ec16e3f2fcb2f1d53d84a6ba951  openssl-1.0.1t-x86_64-1_slack14.0.txz
2de7b6196a905233036d7f38008984bd  openssl-solibs-1.0.1t-x86_64-1_slack14.0.txz

Slackware 14.1 packages:
96dcae05ae2f585c30de852a55eb870f  openssl-1.0.1t-i486-1_slack14.1.txz
59618b061e62fd9d73ba17df7626b2e7  openssl-solibs-1.0.1t-i486-1_slack14.1.txz

Slackware x86_64 14.1 packages:
3d5ebfce099917703d537ab603e58a9b  openssl-1.0.1t-x86_64-1_slack14.1.txz
bf3a6bbdbe835dd2ce73333822cc9f06  openssl-solibs-1.0.1t-x86_64-1_slack14.1.txz

Slackware -current packages:
4889a10c5f3aa7104167c7d50eedf7ea  a/openssl-solibs-1.0.2h-i586-1.txz
8e3439f35c3cb4e11ca64eebb238a52f  n/openssl-1.0.2h-i586-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current packages:
b4a852bb7e86389ec228288ccb7e79bb  a/openssl-solibs-1.0.2h-x86_64-1.txz
bcf9dc7bb04173f002644e3ce33ab4ab  n/openssl-1.0.2h-x86_64-1.txz


Installation instructions:
+------------------------+

Upgrade the packages as root:
# upgradepkg openssl-1.0.1t-i486-1_slack14.1.txz openssl-solibs-1.0.1t-i486-1_slack14.1.txz 

Then, reboot the machine or restart any network services that use OpenSSL.


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Slackware: 2016-124-01: openssl Security Update

May 3, 2016
New openssl packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, and -current to fix security issues

Summary

Here are the details from the Slackware 14.1 ChangeLog: patches/packages/openssl-1.0.1t-i486-1_slack14.1.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes the following security issues: Memory corruption in the ASN.1 encoder (CVE-2016-2108) Padding oracle in AES-NI CBC MAC check (CVE-2016-2107) EVP_EncodeUpdate overflow (CVE-2016-2105) EVP_EncryptUpdate overflow (CVE-2016-2106) ASN.1 BIO excessive memory allocation (CVE-2016-2109) EBCDIC overread (CVE-2016-2176) For more information, see: https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20160503.txt http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2108 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2107 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2105 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2106 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2109 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2176 (* Security fix *) patches/packages/openssl-solibs-1.0.1t-i486-1...

Where Find New Packages

Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab (https://osuosl.org/) for donating FTP and rsync hosting to the Slackware project! :-)
Also see the "Get Slack" section on http://www.slackware.com/ for additional mirror sites near you.
Updated packages for Slackware 14.0:
Updated packages for Slackware x86_64 14.0:
Updated packages for Slackware 14.1:
Updated packages for Slackware x86_64 14.1:
Updated packages for Slackware -current:
Updated packages for Slackware x86_64 -current:

MD5 Signatures

Slackware 14.0 packages: 033bd9509aeb07712e6bb3adf89c18e4 openssl-1.0.1t-i486-1_slack14.0.txz 9e91d781e33f7af80cbad08b245e84ed openssl-solibs-1.0.1t-i486-1_slack14.0.txz
Slackware x86_64 14.0 packages: e5c77ec16e3f2fcb2f1d53d84a6ba951 openssl-1.0.1t-x86_64-1_slack14.0.txz 2de7b6196a905233036d7f38008984bd openssl-solibs-1.0.1t-x86_64-1_slack14.0.txz
Slackware 14.1 packages: 96dcae05ae2f585c30de852a55eb870f openssl-1.0.1t-i486-1_slack14.1.txz 59618b061e62fd9d73ba17df7626b2e7 openssl-solibs-1.0.1t-i486-1_slack14.1.txz
Slackware x86_64 14.1 packages: 3d5ebfce099917703d537ab603e58a9b openssl-1.0.1t-x86_64-1_slack14.1.txz bf3a6bbdbe835dd2ce73333822cc9f06 openssl-solibs-1.0.1t-x86_64-1_slack14.1.txz
Slackware -current packages: 4889a10c5f3aa7104167c7d50eedf7ea a/openssl-solibs-1.0.2h-i586-1.txz 8e3439f35c3cb4e11ca64eebb238a52f n/openssl-1.0.2h-i586-1.txz
Slackware x86_64 -current packages: b4a852bb7e86389ec228288ccb7e79bb a/openssl-solibs-1.0.2h-x86_64-1.txz bcf9dc7bb04173f002644e3ce33ab4ab n/openssl-1.0.2h-x86_64-1.txz

Severity
[slackware-security] openssl (SSA:2016-124-01)
New openssl packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, and -current to fix security issues.

Installation Instructions

Installation instructions: Upgrade the packages as root: # upgradepkg openssl-1.0.1t-i486-1_slack14.1.txz openssl-solibs-1.0.1t-i486-1_slack14.1.txz Then, reboot the machine or restart any network services that use OpenSSL.

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