Slackware alert SSA:2026-174-01 (libarchive)

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[slackware-security]  libarchive (SSA:2026-174-01)
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Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:56:08 -0700
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[slackware-security]  libarchive (SSA:2026-174-01)

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


Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
Tue Jun 23 23:52:16 UTC 2026
patches/packages/libarchive-3.8.8-i586-1_slack15.0.txz:  Upgraded.
  Libarchive 3.8.8 is a security, bugfix and minor feature release.
  For more information, see:
    https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/releases/tag/v3.8.8
  (* 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/patc...

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/pa...

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/s...

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current...


MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 15.0 package:
92a429019be6ee0e4c8e0018e0d50aae  libarchive-3.8.8-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 15.0 package:
a91182d3983797f1c9859f26f9d720f0  libarchive-3.8.8-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware -current package:
5a3cd2b58a71e4493a12e88d07d05386  l/libarchive-3.8.8-i686-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
3cbf0b1d3cd3a6491be490edc890c270  l/libarchive-3.8.8-x86_64-1.txz


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

Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg libarchive-3.8.8-i586-1_slack15.0.txz


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