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[slackware-security]  libarchive (SSA:2024-116-01)

New libarchive packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to
fix a security issue.


Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/libarchive-3.7.3-i586-2_slack15.0.txz:  Rebuilt.
  Patched an out-of-bound error in the rar e8 filter that could allow for
  the execution of arbitrary code.
  Thanks to gmgf for the heads-up.
  For more information, see:
    https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2jc9-36w4-pmqw
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-26256
  (* 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 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-15.0/patches/packages/libarchive-3.7.3-i586-2_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/libarchive-3.7.3-x86_64-2_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/l/libarchive-3.7.3-i586-2.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/l/libarchive-3.7.3-x86_64-2.txz


MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 15.0 package:
52740a0d6b013049b82d69ed3f84b8be  libarchive-3.7.3-i586-2_slack15.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 15.0 package:
182956f6064878e1f981297c3cf21d63  libarchive-3.7.3-x86_64-2_slack15.0.txz

Slackware -current package:
360dd49a8f464b91f1f484f2c3cd5973  l/libarchive-3.7.3-i586-2.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
e557e74eda420e85669c2cc7eb9b2500  l/libarchive-3.7.3-x86_64-2.txz


Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg libarchive-3.7.3-i586-2_slack15.0.txz


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