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[slackware-security]  apr (SSA:2023-032-01)

New apr packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to
fix security issues.


Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/apr-1.7.2-i586-1_slack15.0.txz:  Upgraded.
  This update fixes security issues:
  Integer Overflow or Wraparound vulnerability in apr_encode functions of
  Apache Portable Runtime (APR) allows an attacker to write beyond bounds
  of a buffer. (CVE-2022-24963)
  Restore fix for out-of-bounds array dereference in apr_time_exp*() functions.
  (This issue was addressed as CVE-2017-12613 in APR 1.6.3 and
  later 1.6.x releases, but was missing in 1.7.0.) (CVE-2021-35940)
  For more information, see:
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-24963
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-35940
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12613
  (* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+


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 package for Slackware 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-15.0/patches/packages/apr-1.7.2-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/apr-1.7.2-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware -current:

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:


MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 15.0 package:
f27961f2a01dbddb9485c4ddd075f023  apr-1.7.2-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 15.0 package:
328109881520f4758c0f435f33b1eee5  apr-1.7.2-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware -current package:
bdf0e548f53c8e2e8af46a6db145ad2e  l/apr-1.7.2-i586-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
083b32601177fe6096858986c0ed194b  l/apr-1.7.2-x86_64-1.txz


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

Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg apr-1.7.2-i586-1_slack15.0.txz


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Slackware: 2023-032-01: apr Security Update

February 1, 2023
New apr packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix security issues

Summary

Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog: patches/packages/apr-1.7.2-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes security issues: Integer Overflow or Wraparound vulnerability in apr_encode functions of Apache Portable Runtime (APR) allows an attacker to write beyond bounds of a buffer. (CVE-2022-24963) Restore fix for out-of-bounds array dereference in apr_time_exp*() functions. (This issue was addressed as CVE-2017-12613 in APR 1.6.3 and later 1.6.x releases, but was missing in 1.7.0.) (CVE-2021-35940) For more information, see: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-24963 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-35940 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12613 (* Security fix *)

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 15.0: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-15.0/patches/packages/apr-1.7.2-i586-1_slack15.0.txz
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/apr-1.7.2-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz
Updated package for Slackware -current:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:

MD5 Signatures

Slackware 15.0 package: f27961f2a01dbddb9485c4ddd075f023 apr-1.7.2-i586-1_slack15.0.txz
Slackware x86_64 15.0 package: 328109881520f4758c0f435f33b1eee5 apr-1.7.2-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz
Slackware -current package: bdf0e548f53c8e2e8af46a6db145ad2e l/apr-1.7.2-i586-1.txz
Slackware x86_64 -current package: 083b32601177fe6096858986c0ed194b l/apr-1.7.2-x86_64-1.txz

Severity
[slackware-security] apr (SSA:2023-032-01)
New apr packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix security issues.

Installation Instructions

Installation instructions: Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg apr-1.7.2-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

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