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[slackware-security]  expat (SSA:2024-248-01)

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


Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/expat-2.6.3-i586-1_slack15.0.txz:  Upgraded.
  This update addresses security issues with impact ranging from denial of
  service to potentially artitrary code execution.
  For more information, see:
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-45490
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-45491
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-45492
  (* Security fix *)
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Where to find the new packages:
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Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab
(http://osuosl.org) for donating FTP and rsync hosting
to the Slackware project!  :-)

Also see the "Get Slack" section on http://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/expat-2.6.3-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/expat-2.6.3-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/l/expat-2.6.3-i686-1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/l/expat-2.6.3-x86_64-1.txz


MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 15.0 package:
ddb1a7ead2840c9fa32479c1fc53e359  expat-2.6.3-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 15.0 package:
59f2208decfd70f127562debc6eafe29  expat-2.6.3-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware -current package:
b5e98e9d838fde938ff61f5bf38c4428  l/expat-2.6.3-i686-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
e61bc71c8ce229ed30afe158cc2f45b0  l/expat-2.6.3-x86_64-1.txz


Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg expat-2.6.3-i586-1_slack15.0.txz


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