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Slackware 14.0, 14.1 Critical: SSA:2016-120-02 PHP Security Update

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Calendar Grey April 29, 2016
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Latest PHP modules released for Slackware aimed at addressing vulnerabilities and enhancing system security. Upgrade today!
New php packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, and -current to fix security issues

Summary

Here are the details from the Slackware 14.1 ChangeLog: patches/packages/php-5.6.21-i486-1_slack14.1.txz: Upgraded. This release fixes bugs and security issues. For more information, see: https://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3074 (* Security fix *)

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical software update php security fix slackware package release

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 package for Slackware 14.0:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.0:
Updated package for Slackware 14.1:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.1:
Updated package for Slackware -current:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:

MD5 Signatures

Slackware 14.0 package: bf19a4472daa4fb81efe40f08bdd28b1 php-5.6.21-i486-1_slack14.0.txz
Slackware x86_64 14.0 package: 448ab59bade7a084d392177de2514ecf php-5.6.21-x86_64-1_slack14.0.txz
Slackware 14.1 package: d9e0a2107e010470676da690cd767f87 php-5.6.21-i486-1_slack14.1.txz
Slackware x86_64 14.1 package: c01a13118b9803686487df2673cba58a php-5.6.21-x86_64-1_slack14.1.txz
Slackware -current package: 9bd2f2fdf8512763550562ed7efcb996 n/php-5.6.21-i586-1.txz
Slackware x86_64 -current package: 6d5a5d3075daffd829f4cde051a7e099 n/php-5.6.21-x86_64-1.txz

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security advisory critical software update php security fix slackware package release

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Installation Instructions

Installation instructions: Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg php-5.6.21-i486-1_slack14.1.txz Then, restart Apache httpd: # /etc/rc.d/rc.httpd stop # /etc/rc.d/rc.httpd start