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[slackware-security]  openssl (SSA:2016-270-01)

New openssl packages are available for Slackware 14.2 and -current to
fix a security issue.


Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/openssl-1.0.2j-i586-1_slack14.2.txz:  Upgraded.
  This update fixes a security issue:
  Missing CRL sanity check (CVE-2016-7052)
  For more information, see:
    https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20160926.txt
    https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-7052
  (* Security fix *)
patches/packages/openssl-solibs-1.0.2j-i586-1_slack14.2.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 14.2:

Updated packages for Slackware x86_64 14.2:

Updated packages for Slackware -current:

Updated packages for Slackware x86_64 -current:


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

Slackware 14.2 packages:
cf3e90f91b35ee96f5a900e5f2ec8fd5  openssl-1.0.2j-i586-1_slack14.2.txz
31cc46351fdd4c487f75abdbfcd696e7  openssl-solibs-1.0.2j-i586-1_slack14.2.txz

Slackware x86_64 14.2 packages:
333fd278752b5f04a805aeabd77f28c4  openssl-1.0.2j-x86_64-1_slack14.2.txz
6b25daf23b1cfc59351308b9c11e830a  openssl-solibs-1.0.2j-x86_64-1_slack14.2.txz

Slackware -current packages:
98337bdfe00f04be784953fee5c023ca  a/openssl-solibs-1.0.2j-i586-1.txz
3cd05a7ed655e7f51f652a31b9b908e7  n/openssl-1.0.2j-i586-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current packages:
6907d9a091ace959d8f04aa92cd7e5f6  a/openssl-solibs-1.0.2j-x86_64-1.txz
4017d82d5c4c370ab6850a5d623d321a  n/openssl-1.0.2j-x86_64-1.txz


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

Upgrade the packages as root:
# upgradepkg openssl-1.0.2j-i586-1_slack14.2.txz openssl-solibs-1.0.2j-i586-1_slack14.2.txz


+-----+

Slackware: 2016-270-01: openssl Security Update

September 26, 2016
New openssl packages are available for Slackware 14.2 and -current to fix a security issue

Summary

Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog: patches/packages/openssl-1.0.2j-i586-1_slack14.2.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes a security issue: Missing CRL sanity check (CVE-2016-7052) For more information, see: https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20160926.txt https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-7052 (* Security fix *) patches/packages/openssl-solibs-1.0.2j-i586-1_slack14.2.txz: Upgraded.

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 14.2:
Updated packages for Slackware x86_64 14.2:
Updated packages for Slackware -current:
Updated packages for Slackware x86_64 -current:

MD5 Signatures

Slackware 14.2 packages: cf3e90f91b35ee96f5a900e5f2ec8fd5 openssl-1.0.2j-i586-1_slack14.2.txz 31cc46351fdd4c487f75abdbfcd696e7 openssl-solibs-1.0.2j-i586-1_slack14.2.txz
Slackware x86_64 14.2 packages: 333fd278752b5f04a805aeabd77f28c4 openssl-1.0.2j-x86_64-1_slack14.2.txz 6b25daf23b1cfc59351308b9c11e830a openssl-solibs-1.0.2j-x86_64-1_slack14.2.txz
Slackware -current packages: 98337bdfe00f04be784953fee5c023ca a/openssl-solibs-1.0.2j-i586-1.txz 3cd05a7ed655e7f51f652a31b9b908e7 n/openssl-1.0.2j-i586-1.txz
Slackware x86_64 -current packages: 6907d9a091ace959d8f04aa92cd7e5f6 a/openssl-solibs-1.0.2j-x86_64-1.txz 4017d82d5c4c370ab6850a5d623d321a n/openssl-1.0.2j-x86_64-1.txz

Severity
[slackware-security] openssl (SSA:2016-270-01)
New openssl packages are available for Slackware 14.2 and -current to fix a security issue.

Installation Instructions

Installation instructions: Upgrade the packages as root: # upgradepkg openssl-1.0.2j-i586-1_slack14.2.txz openssl-solibs-1.0.2j-i586-1_slack14.2.txz

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