An openssl security update has been released for Slackware 15.0 and -current.

openssl (SSA:2023-150-01)

openssl (SSA:2023-150-01)

New openssl 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/openssl-1.1.1u-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
This update fixes a security issue:
Possible DoS translating ASN.1 object identifiers.
For more information, see:
https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20230530.txt
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2650
(* Security fix *)
patches/packages/openssl-solibs-1.1.1u-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
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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! :-)

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additional mirror sites near you.

Updated packages for Slackware 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-15.0/patches/packages/openssl-1.1.1u-i586-1_slack15.0.txz
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-15.0/patches/packages/openssl-solibs-1.1.1u-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated packages for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/openssl-1.1.1u-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/openssl-solibs-1.1.1u-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated packages for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/a/openssl-solibs-3.1.1-i586-1.txz
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/n/openssl-3.1.1-i586-1.txz

Updated packages for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/a/openssl-solibs-3.1.1-x86_64-1.txz
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/n/openssl-3.1.1-x86_64-1.txz

MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 15.0 packages:
553d0c9036f769fb5a05bebc107dd08b openssl-1.1.1u-i586-1_slack15.0.txz
e4489372d647a4d1da47dd60b357621e openssl-solibs-1.1.1u-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 15.0 packages:
0af674e0cf9e249962bc55de34e9717a openssl-1.1.1u-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz
6de533d02df399718f1d26402a6a9977 openssl-solibs-1.1.1u-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware -current packages:
88411c4cc6b3997a864f39af659ca05e a/openssl-solibs-3.1.1-i586-1.txz
340159c4418151dd7932e6fb60e499bd n/openssl-3.1.1-i586-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current packages:
18215b6a0b2a3153e29e6cc31f49023e a/openssl-solibs-3.1.1-x86_64-1.txz
25d70d5769b9426976ff5417207de313 n/openssl-3.1.1-x86_64-1.txz

Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the packages as root:
# upgradepkg openssl-1.1.1u-i586-1_slack15.0.txz openssl-solibs-1.1.1u-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

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