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To address a security issue, updated libarchive packages are now available for Slackware 15.0 and -current:

libarchive (SSA:2024-116-01)




libarchive (SSA:2024-116-01)


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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