[slackware-security] openssh

New openssh packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to
fix a security issue.

Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog:

patches/packages/openssh-9.8p1-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
This update fixes a security issue:
Fix race condition resulting in potential remote code execution.
For more information, see:
https://www.qualys.com/2024/07/01/cve-2024-6387/regresshion.txt
https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2024-6387
(* 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 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-15.0/patches/packages/openssh-9.8p1-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/openssh-9.8p1-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/n/openssh-9.8p1-i586-1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/n/openssh-9.8p1-x86_64-1.txz

MD5 signatures:

Slackware 15.0 package:
b4af120a303e9cc81f36efc530dfeb71 openssh-9.8p1-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 15.0 package:
18c832397610ce2ba95fbe5bd42c0939 openssh-9.8p1-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware -current package:
c99e931319f87074cd75a6a24748919a n/openssh-9.8p1-i586-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
79193544127ed638d7281552c6fcd15e n/openssh-9.8p1-x86_64-1.txz

Installation instructions:

Upgrade the package as root:
> upgradepkg openssh-9.8p1-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Next, restart the sshd daemon:
> sh /etc/rc.d/rc.sshd restart