The following updates has been released for Slackware Linux:

libarchive (SSA:2016-172-01)
pcre (SSA:2016-172-02)

libarchive (SSA:2016-172-01)

New libarchive packages are available for Slackware 14.1 and -current to
fix security issues.


Here are the details from the Slackware 14.1 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/libarchive-3.2.1-i486-1_slack14.1.txz: Upgraded.
This release fixes several critical bugs, including some with security
implications.
(* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+


Where to find the new packages:
+-----------------------------+

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:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-14.1/patches/packages/libarchive-3.2.1-i486-1_slack14.1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-14.1/patches/packages/libarchive-3.1.2-x86_64-2_slack14.1.txz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/l/libarchive-3.2.1-i586-1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/l/libarchive-3.2.1-x86_64-1.txz


MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 14.1 package:
1850b5d6432529f6be2cab1742c26593 libarchive-3.2.1-i486-1_slack14.1.txz

Slackware x86_64 14.1 package:
23098669ee8382889d926ef24ec00d91 libarchive-3.1.2-x86_64-2_slack14.1.txz

Slackware -current package:
c63dd1f11bf407b15210023c8eb8e5f6 l/libarchive-3.2.1-i586-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
b31802aa3e1fee839a08de25f97917c0 l/libarchive-3.2.1-x86_64-1.txz


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

Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg libarchive-3.2.1-i486-1_slack14.1.txz

pcre (SSA:2016-172-02)

New pcre packages are available for Slackware 14.1 and -current to
fix security issues.


Here are the details from the Slackware 14.1 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/pcre-8.39-i486-1_slack14.1.txz: Upgraded.
This release fixes bugs (including a couple of DoS security issues), and
retrofits to PCRE1 some appropriate JIT improvements from PCRE2.
For more information, see:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1283
(* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+


Where to find the new packages:
+-----------------------------+

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:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-14.1/patches/packages/pcre-8.39-i486-1_slack14.1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-14.1/patches/packages/pcre-8.39-x86_64-1_slack14.1.txz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/l/pcre-8.39-i586-1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/l/pcre-8.39-x86_64-1.txz


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

Slackware 14.1 package:
a13ec0d807ffc229b95e9e64ef92f2a1 pcre-8.39-i486-1_slack14.1.txz

Slackware x86_64 14.1 package:
4ad28496e439dc78d1885a80244e651e pcre-8.39-x86_64-1_slack14.1.txz

Slackware -current package:
272aa6c70bafd4c0f583117144df13b6 l/pcre-8.39-i586-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
e7bb79adac6e62ab2637e4cbde684a8f l/pcre-8.39-x86_64-1.txz


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

Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg pcre-8.39-i486-1_slack14.1.txz