[slackware-security] OpenSSL security update
(SSA:2003-273-01)
Upgraded OpenSSL packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0,
9.1, and -current. These fix problems with ASN.1 parsing which
could lead to a denial of service. It is not known whether the
problems could lead to the running of malicious code on the server,
but it has not been ruled out.
We recommend sites that use OpenSSL upgrade to the fixed
packages right away.
Here are the details from the Slackware 9.1 ChangeLog:
Tue Sep 30 16:16:35 PDT 2003
patches/packages/openssl-0.9.7c-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to OpenSSL
0.9.7c. patches/packages/openssl-solibs-0.9.7c-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded
to OpenSSL 0.9.7c.
This update fixes problems with OpenSSL’s ASN.1 parsing which could
lead to a denial of service. It is not known whether the problems
could lead to the running of malicious code on the server, but it
has not been ruled out.
For detailed information, see OpenSSL’s security advisory:
http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20030930.txt
We recommend sites that use OpenSSL upgrade to the fixed packages
right away.
(* Security fix *)
WHERE TO FIND THE NEW PACKAGES:
Updated packages for Slackware 8.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-8.1/patches/packages/openssl-0.9.6k-i386-1.tgz
Updated packages for Slackware 9.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.0/patches/packages/openssl-0.9.7c-i386-1.tgz
Updated packages for Slackware 9.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.1/patches/packages/openssl-0.9.7c-i486-1.tgz
Updated packages for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/a/openssl-solibs-0.9.7c-i486-1.tgz
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/n/openssl-0.9.7c-i486-1.tgz
MD5 SIGNATURES:
Slackware 8.1 packages:
b16847083943c529ff63a07331d1818f openssl-0.9.6k-i386-1.tgz/
a371561b0f2148149abc662d02b17381 openssl-solibs-0.9.6k-i386-1.tgz/
Slackware 9.0 packages:
1a45090e4e432884de48beae5dfae540 openssl-0.9.7c-i386-1.tgz/
04629d814bd468b0b9e4f7da3df92752 openssl-solibs-0.9.7c-i386-1.tgz/
Slackware 9.1 packages:
49dbc64a43633bedb3ff8e5be93e7c6a openssl-0.9.7c-i486-1.tgz/
7598ad83ffd12e5b8e34dcf60fb18e1d openssl-solibs-0.9.7c-i486-1.tgz/
Slackware -current packages:
49dbc64a43633bedb3ff8e5be93e7c6a openssl-0.9.7c-i486-1.tgz/
7598ad83ffd12e5b8e34dcf60fb18e1d openssl-solibs-0.9.7c-i486-1.tgz/
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Upgrade using upgradepkg (as root):
# upgradepkg openssl-0.9.7c-i486-1.tgz/
openssl-solibs-0.9.7c-i486-1.tgz/
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