Bugtraq: [slackware-security] libarchive (SSA:2016-145-01)

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[slackware-security] libarchive (SSA:2016-145-01)

New libarchive packages are available for Slackware 14.1 and -current to

fix a security issue.

Here are the details from the Slackware 14.1 ChangeLog:

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patches/packages/libarchive-3.1.2-i486-2_slack14.1.txz: Rebuilt.

Patched an issue with Zip archive handling that could allow an attacker

to overwrite parts of the heap in a controlled fashion and execute

arbitrary code.

For more information, see:

http://ift.tt/1XUsvh4

(* 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 14.1:

http://ift.tt/20A5kYl

barchive-3.1.2-i486-2_slack14.1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.1:

http://ift.tt/23GQu2H

libarchive-3.1.2-x86_64-2_slack14.1.txz

Updated package for Slackware -current:

http://ift.tt/20A5AXc

rchive-3.1.2-i586-3.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:

http://ift.tt/1XUrUvL

libarchive-3.1.2-x86_64-3.txz

MD5 signatures:

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Slackware 14.1 package:

36d7ea07c94eb19c7bddbb6b14085995 libarchive-3.1.2-i486-2_slack14.1.txz

Slackware x86_64 14.1 package:

23098669ee8382889d926ef24ec00d91 libarchive-3.1.2-x86_64-2_slack14.1.txz

Slackware -current package:

0e1ce376d5fd570371e5ab98c9134d42 l/libarchive-3.1.2-i586-3.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:

666d5136d4648aba95a55920fb9411fe l/libarchive-3.1.2-x86_64-3.txz

Installation instructions:

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Upgrade the package as root:

# upgradepkg libarchive-3.1.2-i486-2_slack14.1.txz

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Slackware Linux Security Team

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