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Slackware: 2005-251-02 Moderate: mod_ssl Configuration Issue Fix

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Calendar Grey September 8, 2005
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Updated mod_ssl packages for Slackware released to address security vulnerabilities related to SSLVerifyClient settings.
New mod_ssl packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, and -current to fix a security issue

Summary

Here are the details from the Slackware 10.1 ChangeLog: patches/packages/mod_ssl-2.8.24_1.3.33-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to mod_ssl-2.8.24-1.3.33. From the CHANGES file: Fix a security issue (CAN-2005-2700) where "SSLVerifyClient require" was not enforced in per-location context if "SSLVerifyClient optional" was configured in the global virtual host configuration. For more information, see: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CAN-2005-2700 (* Security fix *)

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Topics Covered

security advisory security fix slackware mod_ssl configuration issue client verification

Where Find New Packages

Updated package for Slackware 8.1:
Updated package for Slackware 9.0:
Updated package for Slackware 9.1:
Updated package for Slackware 10.0:
Updated package for Slackware 10.1:
Updated package for Slackware -current:

MD5 Signatures

Slackware 8.1 package: 469f8428c07cd2e737e5937ec15d5493 mod_ssl-2.8.24_1.3.33-i386-1.tgz
Slackware 9.0 package: 3aec2d3362e320655801d3c96b6e0a65 mod_ssl-2.8.24_1.3.33-i386-1.tgz
Slackware 9.1 package: d6e3e52c94a07720804f11a8b6ae637f mod_ssl-2.8.24_1.3.33-i486-1.tgz
Slackware 10.0 package: cc304adec35e4fe0aa998dfb4033c480 mod_ssl-2.8.24_1.3.33-i486-1.tgz
Slackware 10.1 package: 4c2da461e7fec6fac6a392b18ca67717 mod_ssl-2.8.24_1.3.33-i486-1.tgz
Slackware -current package: 588e2f479a46fcb149b964d4fc747a78 mod_ssl-2.8.24_1.3.33-i486-1.tgz

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Topics Covered

security advisory security fix slackware mod_ssl configuration issue client verification

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Installation Instructions

Installation instructions: First, stop apache: # apachectl stop The upgrade will should save the important config files for mod_ssl, nevertheless it's a good idea to backup any keys/certificates you wish to save for mod_ssl (in /etc/apache/ssl.*), then upgrade mod_ssl: # upgradepkg mod_ssl-2.8.24_1.3.33-i486-1.tgz If necessary, restore any mod_ssl config files. Finally, restart apache: # apachectl startssl