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[slackware-security]  openssl (SSA:2017-041-02)

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


Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/openssl-1.0.2k-i586-1_slack14.2.txz:  Upgraded.
  This update fixes security issues:
  Truncated packet could crash via OOB read (CVE-2017-3731)
  BN_mod_exp may produce incorrect results on x86_64 (CVE-2017-3732)
  Montgomery multiplication may produce incorrect results (CVE-2016-7055)
  For more information, see:
    https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20170126.txt
    https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-3731
    https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-3732
    https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-7055
  (* Security fix *)
patches/packages/openssl-solibs-1.0.2k-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:
1d03d7f59dece41b97104cbe8341b812  openssl-1.0.2k-i586-1_slack14.2.txz
c5e689d9ac1c1675c5059b8e7cd42594  openssl-solibs-1.0.2k-i586-1_slack14.2.txz

Slackware x86_64 14.2 packages:
5e075d516ab7ccc1ef14f430e599bdef  openssl-1.0.2k-x86_64-1_slack14.2.txz
110479b47a4208bcdb43fee59b9f06ca  openssl-solibs-1.0.2k-x86_64-1_slack14.2.txz

Slackware -current packages:
8eca7a113cf58688dc6203c4091fd0ac  a/openssl-solibs-1.0.2k-i586-1.txz
1ee03441f6409e48dda42c006ae5a7ad  n/openssl-1.0.2k-i586-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current packages:
51ed87062d6898bd50705b2c2abc2c68  a/openssl-solibs-1.0.2k-x86_64-1.txz
d9e56ff59fd7aa5791bf6809ccea0f92  n/openssl-1.0.2k-x86_64-1.txz


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

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


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Slackware: 2017-041-02: openssl Security Update

February 10, 2017
New openssl packages are available for Slackware 14.2 and -current to fix security issues

Summary

Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog: patches/packages/openssl-1.0.2k-i586-1_slack14.2.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes security issues: Truncated packet could crash via OOB read (CVE-2017-3731) BN_mod_exp may produce incorrect results on x86_64 (CVE-2017-3732) Montgomery multiplication may produce incorrect results (CVE-2016-7055) For more information, see: https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20170126.txt https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-3731 https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-3732 https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-7055 (* Security fix *) patches/packages/openssl-solibs-1.0.2k-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: 1d03d7f59dece41b97104cbe8341b812 openssl-1.0.2k-i586-1_slack14.2.txz c5e689d9ac1c1675c5059b8e7cd42594 openssl-solibs-1.0.2k-i586-1_slack14.2.txz
Slackware x86_64 14.2 packages: 5e075d516ab7ccc1ef14f430e599bdef openssl-1.0.2k-x86_64-1_slack14.2.txz 110479b47a4208bcdb43fee59b9f06ca openssl-solibs-1.0.2k-x86_64-1_slack14.2.txz
Slackware -current packages: 8eca7a113cf58688dc6203c4091fd0ac a/openssl-solibs-1.0.2k-i586-1.txz 1ee03441f6409e48dda42c006ae5a7ad n/openssl-1.0.2k-i586-1.txz
Slackware x86_64 -current packages: 51ed87062d6898bd50705b2c2abc2c68 a/openssl-solibs-1.0.2k-x86_64-1.txz d9e56ff59fd7aa5791bf6809ccea0f92 n/openssl-1.0.2k-x86_64-1.txz

Severity
[slackware-security] openssl (SSA:2017-041-02)
New openssl packages are available for Slackware 14.2 and -current to fix security issues.

Installation Instructions

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

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