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Slackware 14.1, 14.2, 15.0 Security Update: Libarchive Patch

New libarchive packages are available for Slackware 14.1, 14.2, 15.0, and -current to fix security issues. . -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 [slackware-security] libarchive (SSA:2022-343-01) New libarchive packages are available for Slackware 14.1, 14.2, 15.0, and -current to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/libarchive-3.6.2-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. This is a bugfix and security release. Relevant bugfixes: rar5 reader: fix possible garbled output with bsdtar -O (#1745) mtree reader: support reading mtree files with tabs (#1783) Security fixes: various small fixes for issues found by CodeQL (* 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 14.1: Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.1: Updated package for Slackware 14.2: Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.2: 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 14.1 package: 120412a3a1d3546881bbf3ce352bf7d7 libarchive-3.6.2-i486-1_slack14.1.txz Slackware x86_64 14.1 package: 39273c189c4d71bfadf85e4b74725eeb libarchive-3.6.2-x86_64-1_slack14.1.txz Slackware 14.2 package: 6cbd377811318b1df06e897f68eed391 libarchive-3.6.2-i586-1_slack14.2.txz Slackware x86_64 14.2 package: ae2cff0b6665f38d928d8c5026a51209 libarchive-3.6.2-x86_64-1_slack14.2.txz Slackware 15.0 package: 56db21a5318598e49fca530170364939 libarchive-3.6.2-i586-1_slack15.0.txz Slackware x86_64 15.0 package: d9925bb092083e1a11385e30152e0acb libarchive-3.6.2-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz Slackware -current package: 8a4c7b78f42d318989dd45fd91e1fca5 l/libarchive-3.6.2-i586-1.txz Slackware x86_64 -current package: 82add188b69fcba8d0a086ba8cf7f8a6 l/libarchive-3.6.2-x86_64-1.txz Installation instructions: +------------------------+ Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg libarchive-3.6.2-i586-1_slack15.0.txz +-----+ . Recent updates for libarchive on Slackware address vulnerabilities and enhance performance. Immediate upgrade is advised.. libarchive update, security patch, slackware 15 security, software bugfix, package upgrade. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Dec 09, 2022 •Important Slackware