Slackware alert: unzip vulnerability patched (SSA:2003-237-01)

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[slackware-security]  unzip vulnerability patched (SSA:2003-237-01)

Upgraded infozip packages are available for Slackware 9.0 and -current.
These fix a security issue where a specially crafted archive may
overwrite files (including system files anywhere on the filesystem)
upon extraction by a user with sufficient permissions.

For more information, see:

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7550
http://lwn.net/Articles/38540/
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/12004
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0282


Here are the details from the Slackware 9.0 ChangeLog:
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Mon Aug 25 15:35:28 PDT 2003
patches/packages/infozip-5.50-i486-2.tgz:  Fixed a bug where a specially
  crafted archive might try to write to ../ or ../../, etc, potentially
  overwriting system files if the user (such as root) has permissions to
  overwrite them.  Thanks to jelmer for locating this problem, and
  Ben Laurie for providing a patch.
  (* Security fix *)
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WHERE TO FIND THE NEW PACKAGES:
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Updated package for Slackware 9.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.0/patches/packages/infozip-5.50-i386-2.tgz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/a/infozip-5.50-i486-2.tgz



MD5 SIGNATURES:
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Slackware 9.0 package:
d262ae0564f475b39e2ccf20fe1dfc41  infozip-5.50-i386-2.tgz

Slackware -current package:
8c4b4fc48e145a71e962cd7f99be8a5b  infozip-5.50-i486-2.tgz



INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:
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Upgrade using upgradepkg (as root):
upgradepkg infozip-5.50-i386-2.tgz



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Slackware Linux Security Team
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security@slackware.com

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