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From: Slackware Security Team <security@slackware.com>
To: slackware-security@slackware.com
Subject: [slackware-security] mozilla-nss (SSA:2014-267-02)
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 16:37:18 -0700 (PDT)
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[slackware-security]  mozilla-nss (SSA:2014-267-02)

New mozilla-nss packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, and -current to
fix a security issue.


Here are the details from the Slackware 14.1 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/mozilla-nss-3.16.5-i486-1_slack14.1.txz:  Upgraded.
  Fixed an RSA Signature Forgery vulnerability.
  For more information, see:
    https://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-73.html
  (* 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 14.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-14.0/patches/packages/mozilla-nss-3.16.5-i486-1_slack14.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-14.0/patches/packages/mozilla-nss-3.16.5-x86_64-1_slack14.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware 14.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-14.1/patches/packages/mozilla-nss-3.16.5-i486-1_slack14.1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-14.1/patches/packages/mozilla-nss-3.16.5-x86_64-1_slack14.1.txz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/l/mozilla-nss-3.16.5-i486-1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/l/mozilla-nss-3.16.5-x86_64-1.txz


MD5 signatures:
+-------------+

Slackware 14.0 package:
cfc150e0746387b0c03bd75768f62ad4  mozilla-nss-3.16.5-i486-1_slack14.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 14.0 package:
e15fd03c91bb10e8295199b83e491438  mozilla-nss-3.16.5-x86_64-1_slack14.0.txz

Slackware 14.1 package:
9fbd11d86d60f666cbf504e669f8bec2  mozilla-nss-3.16.5-i486-1_slack14.1.txz

Slackware x86_64 14.1 package:
25c8bc5729cc16300d43682c1e2732bd  mozilla-nss-3.16.5-x86_64-1_slack14.1.txz

Slackware -current package:
e0892666b93a86d1bb8aee164cfd2dc3  l/mozilla-nss-3.16.5-i486-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
d6f82ef5e9ac5d56c96cdaa70d2fd222  l/mozilla-nss-3.16.5-x86_64-1.txz


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

Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg mozilla-nss-3.16.5-i486-1_slack14.1.txz


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