Secunia Security Advisory - Slackware has issued an update for openssl. This fixes two vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
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TITLE:
Slackware update for openssl
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA31288
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/31288/
CRITICAL:
Moderately critical
IMPACT:
DoS
WHERE:
>From remote
OPERATING SYSTEM:
Slackware Linux 11.0
http://secunia.com/product/13491/
DESCRIPTION:
Slackware has issued an update for openssl. This fixes two
vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause
a DoS (Denial of Service).
For more information:
SA30405
SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages.
Slackware 11.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-11.0/patches/packages/openssl-solibs-0.9.8h-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-11.0/patches/packages/openssl-0.9.8h-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-11.0/patches/packages/openssh-5.1p1-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz
Slackware 12.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.0/patches/packages/openssl-solibs-0.9.8h-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.0/patches/packages/openssl-0.9.8h-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.0/patches/packages/openssh-5.1p1-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz
Slackware 12.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.1/patches/packages/openssl-solibs-0.9.8h-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.1/patches/packages/openssl-0.9.8h-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.1/patches/packages/openssh-5.1p1-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz
Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/a/openssl-solibs-0.9.8h-i486-1.tgz
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/n/openssl-0.9.8h-i486-1.tgz
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/n/openssh-5.1p1-i486-1.tgz
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.562004
OTHER REFERENCES:
SA30405:
http://secunia.com/advisories/30405/
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