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[slackware-security] libarchive (SSA:2026-209-01)

Posted on 29 July 2026
Slackware Security

[slackware-security] libarchive (SSA:2026-209-01)

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-3.8.9-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
Libarchive 3.8.9 is a security, bugfix and minor feature release.
For more information, see:
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/releases/tag/v3.8.9
(* 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-3.8.9-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-3.8.9-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/l/libarchive-3.8.9-i686-1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/l/libarchive-3.8.9-x86_64-1.txz


MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 15.0 package:
a22da39bbfd7280b04e666a6f8d1bf86 libarchive-3.8.9-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 15.0 package:
035ee60b0d16312cf9b24b23e5a0a6e8 libarchive-3.8.9-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware -current package:
15379242e832293c087698c9e3c142af l/libarchive-3.8.9-i686-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
f950c6fa1e339ad14dd59a7d216ea62b l/libarchive-3.8.9-x86_64-1.txz


Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg libarchive-3.8.9-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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