New curl packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix a security issue. . -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 [slackware-security] curl (SSA:2024-213-01) New curl packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/curl-8.9.1-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes a security issue: ASN.1 date parser overread. For more information, see: https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2024-7264.html https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-7264 (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Where to find the new packages: +-----------------------------+ 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://www.slackware.com/ for additional mirror sites near you. Updated package for Slackware 15.0: Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0: Updated package for Slackware -current: Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current: MD5 signatures: +-------------+ Slackware 15.0 package: 3618aed43686f0b2a099cdb4b2d279aa curl-8.9.1-i586-1_slack15.0.txz Slackware x86_64 15.0 package: 1d3e767c8dbeb3cf6f9dd854ff7e194a curl-8.9.1-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz Slackware -current package: cb1567f34933d0c50b33ae2076988879 n/curl-8.9.1-i686-1.txz Slackware x86_64 -current package: ae7d217c3fca35e0001c71244e268fb4 n/curl-8.9.1-x86_64-1.txz Installation instructions: +------------------------+ Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg curl-8.9.1-i586-1_slack15.0.txz +-----+ . New curl package update for Slackware 15.0 released to resolve ASN.1 date parsing vulnerability with a crucial security patch.. Curl Security Update, Slackware Packages, ASN.1 Issue, Security Fix, Linux Security. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team
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