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[slackware-security] libarchive (SSA:2026-287-01)

Posted on 15 October 2026
Slackware Security

[slackware-security] libarchive (SSA:2026-287-01)

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:
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patches/packages/libarchive-3.8.10-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
Libarchive 3.8.10 is a security, bugfix and minor feature release.
For more information, see:
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/compare/v3.8.9...v3.8.10
(* 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 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-15.0/patches/packages/libarchive-3.8.10-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/libarchive-3.8.10-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/l/libarchive-3.8.10-i686-1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/l/libarchive-3.8.10-x86_64-1.txz


MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 15.0 package:
a8233caaeede7234a98a68b6f51b6eb4 libarchive-3.8.10-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 15.0 package:
43502c48d8739c6113c13765f7850525 libarchive-3.8.10-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware -current package:
962270e6f87a37a89828e592e2a498d8 l/libarchive-3.8.10-i686-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
46186ef4ff2da77ddb4a925b1caf025b l/libarchive-3.8.10-x86_64-1.txz


Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg libarchive-3.8.10-i586-1_slack15.0.txz


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

 

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