New libssh packages are available for Slackware 14.0, and -current to fix a security issue.

Here are the details from the Slackware 14.0 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/libssh-0.5.4-i486-1_slack14.0.txz: Upgraded.
This update fixes a possible denial of service issue.
For more information, see:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-0176
(* 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 14.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-14.0/patches/packages/libssh-0.5.4-i486-1_slack14.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-14.0/patches/packages/libssh-0.5.4-x86_64-1_slack14.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/l/libssh-0.5.4-i486-1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/l/libssh-0.5.4-x86_64-1.txz


MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 14.0 package:
c9287498956f11dec718891b4a5ed98d libssh-0.5.4-i486-1_slack14.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 14.0 package:
7e63560700e2309d3018e03b0c432f38 libssh-0.5.4-x86_64-1_slack14.0.txz

Slackware -current package:
4fc3c2bbded6b6bbf375b6ee15421d27 l/libssh-0.5.4-i486-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
9b86135d3c1bf3276a41f3ce2c82a2d1 l/libssh-0.5.4-x86_64-1.txz


Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg libssh-0.5.4-i486-1_slack14.0.txz


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Slackware Linux Security Team
http://slackware.com/gpg-key
security@slackware.com

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