An openssl (SSA:2023-213-01) security update has been released for Slackware Linux 15.0.

openssl (SSA:2023-213-01)

openssl (SSA:2023-213-01)

New openssl packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to
fix security issues.

Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/openssl-1.1.1v-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
This update fixes bugs and security issues:
Fix excessive time spent checking DH q parameter value.
Fix DH_check() excessive time with over sized modulus.
For more information, see:
https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20230731.txt
https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20230719.txt
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3817
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3446
(* Security fix *)
patches/packages/openssl-solibs-1.1.1v-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! :-)

Also see the "Get Slack" section on http://slackware.com for
additional mirror sites near you.

Updated packages for Slackware 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-15.0/patches/packages/openssl-1.1.1v-i586-1_slack15.0.txz
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-15.0/patches/packages/openssl-solibs-1.1.1v-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-1.1.1v-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/openssl-solibs-1.1.1v-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated packages for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/a/openssl-solibs-3.1.2-i586-1.txz
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/n/openssl-3.1.2-i586-1.txz

Updated packages for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/a/openssl-solibs-3.1.2-x86_64-1.txz
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/n/openssl-3.1.2-x86_64-1.txz

MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 15.0 packages:
f8063e6a32e6d09b3589b95542978a53 openssl-1.1.1v-i586-1_slack15.0.txz
7cf83588ad6b1821015e2c886bd34f23 openssl-solibs-1.1.1v-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 15.0 packages:
b7ecaea2473c40a8d2ccd9a8c7a4bc51 openssl-1.1.1v-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz
36dd4b29f2dca9c776ec13c578c3d6e3 openssl-solibs-1.1.1v-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware -current packages:
fd660e4ef6911eacf08ab8cd085b7a3d a/openssl-solibs-3.1.2-i586-1.txz
1e91105d570621c561f218ede115c0fb n/openssl-3.1.2-i586-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current packages:
23057ef0aa1b465af1945e15607678f6 a/openssl-solibs-3.1.2-x86_64-1.txz
b9cc7784987a45c22337e5f0a52f8c55 n/openssl-3.1.2-x86_64-1.txz

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

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