Slackware: 2019-202-01: Slackware 14.2 kernel Security Update
Summary
Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog: patches/packages/linux-4.4.182/*: Upgraded. These updates fix various bugs and many minor security issues. Be sure to upgrade your initrd after upgrading the kernel packages. If you use lilo to boot your machine, be sure lilo.conf points to the correct kernel and initrd and run lilo as root to update the bootloader. If you use elilo to boot your machine, you should run eliloconfig to copy the kernel and initrd to the EFI System Partition. For more information, see: Fixed in 4.4.183: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-11599 https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-3892 Fixed in 4.4.185: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-13272 https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-16597 Fixed in 4.4.186: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-10126 https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-3...
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Updated packages for Slackware 14.2:
Updated packages for Slackware x86_64 14.2:
MD5 Signatures
Slackware 14.2 packages:
01138ebc336b6e6d692697570bb32920 kernel-firmware-20190717_bf13a71-noarch-1.txz
d7e0b9ffdc4265b45d4de39d49d52616 kernel-generic-4.4.186-i586-1.txz
c1131f8dd16f7113cc8b1e14c402a9b7 kernel-generic-smp-4.4.186_smp-i686-1.txz
ca4630c4ee7056c51f3262152bfb9213 kernel-headers-4.4.186_smp-x86-1.txz
61b95e68756fe9741ddbdc52f397fe49 kernel-huge-4.4.186-i586-1.txz
ff981138513726a502d57f9e2aecad36 kernel-huge-smp-4.4.186_smp-i686-1.txz
ca8f6fb5fc378d16e5afcee31dd032dc kernel-modules-4.4.186-i586-1.txz
25fc2f1280f1a706705ef4535f4efd1c kernel-modules-smp-4.4.186_smp-i686-1.txz
2d299723d6f910df1e8c21d18070b9ef kernel-source-4.4.186_smp-noarch-1.txz
Slackware x86_64 14.2 packages:
01138ebc336b6e6d692697570bb32920 kernel-firmware-20190717_bf13a71-noarch-1.txz
80caffb238022225afe93b957fecbff2 kernel-generic-4.4.186-x86_64-1.txz
f72e4543e3489d18604f33a901e04551 kernel-headers-4.4.186-x86-1.txz
0765db332a94cfedcacd987871903e56 kernel-huge-4.4.186-x86_64-1.txz
8d565a7b223b9444731796e6147116eb kernel-modules-4.4.186-x86_64-1.txz
0254fdbb4430362ea373b47584d8eb30 kernel-source-4.4.186-noarch-1.txz
Installation Instructions
Installation instructions: Upgrade the packages as root: # upgradepkg kernel-*.txz If you are using an initrd, you'll need to rebuild it. For a 32-bit SMP machine, use this command (substitute the appropriate kernel version if you are not running Slackware 14.2): # /usr/share/mkinitrd/mkinitrd_command_generator.sh -k 4.4.186-smp | bash For a 64-bit machine, or a 32-bit uniprocessor machine, use this command (substitute the appropriate kernel version if you are not running Slackware 14.2): # /usr/share/mkinitrd/mkinitrd_command_generator.sh -k 4.4.186 | bash Please note that "uniprocessor" has to do with the kernel you are running, not with the CPU. Most systems should run the SMP kernel (if they can) regardless of the number of cores the CPU has. If you aren't sure which kernel you are running, run "uname -a". If you see SMP there, you are running the SMP kernel and should use the 4.4.186-smp version when running mkinitrd_command_generator. Note that this is only for 32-bit -- 64-bit systems should always use 4.4.186 as the version. If you are using lilo or elilo to boot the machine, you'll need to ensure that the machine is properly prepared before rebooting. If using LILO: By default, lilo.conf contains an image= line that references a symlink that always points to the correct kernel. No editing should be required unless your machine uses a custom lilo.conf. If that is the case, be sure that the image= line references the correct kernel file. Either way, you'll need to run "lilo" as root to reinstall the boot loader. If using elilo: Ensure that the /boot/vmlinuz symlink is pointing to the kernel you wish to use, and then run eliloconfig to update the EFI System Partition.