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[slackware-security]  openssl (SSA:2018-226-01)

New openssl packages are available for Slackware 14.2 and -current to
fix security issues.


Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/openssl-1.0.2p-i586-1_slack14.2.txz:  Upgraded.
  This update fixes two low severity security issues:
  Client DoS due to large DH parameter.
  Cache timing vulnerability in RSA Key Generation.
  For more information, see:
    https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20180612.txt
    https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20180416.txt
    https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-0732
    https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-0737
  (* Security fix *)
patches/packages/openssl-solibs-1.0.2p-i586-1_slack14.2.txz:  Upgraded.
+--------------------------+


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 packages for Slackware 14.2:

Updated packages for Slackware x86_64 14.2:

Updated packages for Slackware -current:

Updated packages for Slackware x86_64 -current:


MD5 signatures:
+-------------+

Slackware 14.2 packages:
cf7c40e9c66711e028671a7bb38abd99  openssl-1.0.2p-i586-1_slack14.2.txz
d2850088b0aed90a45aa250ebffad451  openssl-solibs-1.0.2p-i586-1_slack14.2.txz

Slackware x86_64 14.2 packages:
9d42083aaf9c4854928ec380307ebabb  openssl-1.0.2p-x86_64-1_slack14.2.txz
fd566d85eb3c5cbd82e90b7215b61c91  openssl-solibs-1.0.2p-x86_64-1_slack14.2.txz

Slackware -current packages:
bd79b75ed5522f75945612c2e2f5dcb8  a/openssl-solibs-1.1.0i-i586-1.txz
9aaa879284e70161ee40224c2b4660e3  n/openssl-1.1.0i-i586-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current packages:
dadf088e88d02b583c21b1855ba875b5  a/openssl-solibs-1.1.0i-x86_64-1.txz
3ee4aa3c24eb8be63ed67a5391edffe4  n/openssl-1.1.0i-x86_64-1.txz


Installation instructions:
+------------------------+

Upgrade the packages as root:
# upgradepkg openssl-*.txz


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Slackware: 2018-226-01: openssl Security Update

August 15, 2018
New openssl packages are available for Slackware 14.2 and -current to fix security issues

Summary

Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog: patches/packages/openssl-1.0.2p-i586-1_slack14.2.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes two low severity security issues: Client DoS due to large DH parameter. Cache timing vulnerability in RSA Key Generation. For more information, see: https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20180612.txt https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20180416.txt https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-0732 https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-0737 (* Security fix *) patches/packages/openssl-solibs-1.0.2p-i586-1_slack14.2.txz: Upgraded.

Where Find 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 packages for Slackware 14.2:
Updated packages for Slackware x86_64 14.2:
Updated packages for Slackware -current:
Updated packages for Slackware x86_64 -current:

MD5 Signatures

Slackware 14.2 packages: cf7c40e9c66711e028671a7bb38abd99 openssl-1.0.2p-i586-1_slack14.2.txz d2850088b0aed90a45aa250ebffad451 openssl-solibs-1.0.2p-i586-1_slack14.2.txz
Slackware x86_64 14.2 packages: 9d42083aaf9c4854928ec380307ebabb openssl-1.0.2p-x86_64-1_slack14.2.txz fd566d85eb3c5cbd82e90b7215b61c91 openssl-solibs-1.0.2p-x86_64-1_slack14.2.txz
Slackware -current packages: bd79b75ed5522f75945612c2e2f5dcb8 a/openssl-solibs-1.1.0i-i586-1.txz 9aaa879284e70161ee40224c2b4660e3 n/openssl-1.1.0i-i586-1.txz
Slackware x86_64 -current packages: dadf088e88d02b583c21b1855ba875b5 a/openssl-solibs-1.1.0i-x86_64-1.txz 3ee4aa3c24eb8be63ed67a5391edffe4 n/openssl-1.1.0i-x86_64-1.txz

Severity
[slackware-security] openssl (SSA:2018-226-01)
New openssl packages are available for Slackware 14.2 and -current to fix security issues.

Installation Instructions

Installation instructions: Upgrade the packages as root: # upgradepkg openssl-*.txz

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