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[slackware-security] openssl (SSA:2009-098-01)

New openssl packages are available for Slackware 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, 12.2,
and -current to fix security issues.

More details about the issues may be found in the Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0789
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0591
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0590


Here are the details from the Slackware 12.2 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/openssl-0.9.8h-i486-3_slack12.0.tgz: Patched (see below).
patches/packages/openssl-solibs-0.9.8h-i486-3_slack12.0.tgz:
Patched to fix possible crashes as well as a (fairly unlikely) case
where an invalid signature might verify as valid.
For more information, see:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0789
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0591
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0590
(* Security fix *)
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Where to find the new packages:
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Updated package for Slackware 11.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-11.0/patches/packages/openssl-0.9.8h-i486-3_slack11.0.tgz openssl-solibs-0.9.8h-i486-3_slack11.0.tgz

Updated package for Slackware 12.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.0/patches/packages/openssl-0.9.8h-i486-3_slack12.0.tgz openssl-solibs-0.9.8h-i486-3_slack12.0.tgz

Updated package for Slackware 12.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.1/patches/packages/openssl-0.9.8h-i486-3_slack12.1.tgz openssl-solibs-0.9.8h-i486-3_slack12.1.tgz

Updated package for Slackware 12.2:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.2/patches/packages/openssl-0.9.8i-i486-3_slack12.2.tgz openssl-solibs-0.9.8i-i486-3_slack12.2.tgz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/a/openssl-solibs-0.9.8k-i486-1.tgz n/openssl-0.9.8k-i486-1.tgz


MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 11.0 packages:
e44ec3cba02b75d0a9a2eaa3497cacdd openssl-0.9.8h-i486-3_slack11.0.tgz
58d2055da525dbce5b311c2b40fad7dc openssl-solibs-0.9.8h-i486-3_slack11.0.tgz

Slackware 12.0 packages:
5784077250604b326baa2a34f6ead905 openssl-0.9.8h-i486-3_slack12.0.tgz
60b6ed4db2f76634abeab1a99b90cd87 openssl-solibs-0.9.8h-i486-3_slack12.0.tgz

Slackware 12.1 packages:
c83b32d650ade46c3fd162c11fa749fb openssl-0.9.8h-i486-3_slack12.1.tgz
abda6caa9130093004dd87e093d4a93f openssl-solibs-0.9.8h-i486-3_slack12.1.tgz

Slackware 12.2 packages:
c910652909f75aa654dfb2835e474edf openssl-0.9.8i-i486-3_slack12.2.tgz
1acff931e71bddeed83a7ee4726286fa openssl-solibs-0.9.8i-i486-3_slack12.2.tgz

Slackware -current packages:
b90377904539671507c04168172c4c6c openssl-solibs-0.9.8k-i486-1.tgz
a43244be109e42168f251f04cef10dd6 openssl-0.9.8k-i486-1.tgz


Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the packages as root:
# upgradepkg openssl-0.9.8i-i486-3_slack12.2.tgz openssl-solibs-0.9.8i-i486-3_slack12.2.tgz


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Slackware Linux Security Team
http://slackware.com/gpg-key
security ( -at -) slackware.com

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