[slackware-security] OpenSSL security update
(SSA:2004-077-01)
Upgraded OpenSSL packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0,
9.1, and -current. These fix two potential denial-of-service issues
in earlier versions of OpenSSL.
We recommend sites that use OpenSSL upgrade to the fixed
packages right away.
More details about this issue may be found in the Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0079
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0112
Here are the details from the Slackware 9.1 ChangeLog:
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Wed Mar 17 14:41:42 PST 2004
patches/packages/openssl-0.9.7d-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to
openssl-0.9.7d. patches/packages/openssl-solibs-0.9.7d-i486-1.tgz:
Upgraded to openssl-0.9.7d. This fixes two potential
denial-of-service issues in earlier versions of OpenSSL. For more
details, see:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0079
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0112
(* Security fix *)
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WHERE TO FIND THE NEW PACKAGES:
Updated packages for Slackware 8.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-8.1/patches/packages/openssl-0.9.6m-i386-1.tgz
Updated packages for Slackware 9.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.0/patches/packages/openssl-0.9.7d-i386-1.tgz
Updated packages for Slackware 9.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.1/patches/packages/openssl-0.9.7d-i486-1.tgz
Updated packages for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/a/openssl-solibs-0.9.7d-i486-1.tgz
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/n/openssl-0.9.7d-i486-1.tgz
MD5 SIGNATURES:
Slackware 8.1 packages:
9526929bee40c6f29ddd3e9549deff3a openssl-0.9.6m-i386-1.tgz
8e9e9121276309c6082d4f16aa1ba31e
openssl-solibs-0.9.6m-i386-1.tgz
Slackware 9.0 packages:
51738802d6c2c33852870e5921a96b71 openssl-0.9.7d-i386-1.tgz
18a9c560acf5c9df7f782bd16455d964
openssl-solibs-0.9.7d-i386-1.tgz
Slackware 9.1 packages:
24e4d36cf911d45c5e33a075bb353a85 openssl-0.9.7d-i486-1.tgz
b53517348c04a279fb8139d98367f1cb
openssl-solibs-0.9.7d-i486-1.tgz
Slackware -current packages:
04df11995b00fcd19cdf2ced00c962eb openssl-0.9.7d-i486-1.tgz
bd21b8d487217758b903bdbc9ac309a1
openssl-solibs-0.9.7d-i486-1.tgz
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Upgrade using upgradepkg (as root):
# upgradepkg openssl-0.9.7d-i486-1.tgz
openssl-solibs-0.9.7d-i486-1.tgz
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Slackware Linux Security Team
http://slackware.com/gpg-key
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