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[slackware-security]  libarchive (SSA:2016-145-01)

New libarchive packages are available for Slackware 14.1 and -current to
fix a security issue.


Here are the details from the Slackware 14.1 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/libarchive-3.1.2-i486-2_slack14.1.txz:  Rebuilt.
  Patched an issue with Zip archive handling that could allow an attacker
  to overwrite parts of the heap in a controlled fashion and execute
  arbitrary code.
  For more information, see:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1541
  (* 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
(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 package for Slackware 14.1:

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.1:

Updated package for Slackware -current:

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:


MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 14.1 package:
36d7ea07c94eb19c7bddbb6b14085995  libarchive-3.1.2-i486-2_slack14.1.txz

Slackware x86_64 14.1 package:
23098669ee8382889d926ef24ec00d91  libarchive-3.1.2-x86_64-2_slack14.1.txz

Slackware -current package:
0e1ce376d5fd570371e5ab98c9134d42  l/libarchive-3.1.2-i586-3.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
666d5136d4648aba95a55920fb9411fe  l/libarchive-3.1.2-x86_64-3.txz


Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg libarchive-3.1.2-i486-2_slack14.1.txz


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