Slackware: 2022-129-01: Slackware 15.0 kernel Security Update
Summary
Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog: patches/packages/linux-5.15.38/*: Upgraded. These updates fix various bugs and 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 5.15.27: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-0742 https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-24958 https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-0494 Fixed in 5.15.28: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-23038 https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-23039 https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-23960 https://cve.mitre.org/cgi...
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Updated packages for Slackware 15.0:
Updated packages for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
MD5 Signatures
Slackware 15.0 packages:
03a369fdb3b671e842d0f827b125ee49 kernel-generic-5.15.38-i586-1.txz
5d3ba5a7cd96835f32f4cbfe320cb793 kernel-generic-smp-5.15.38_smp-i686-1.txz
ae1b1cd65c4f57458364bdcc7215af5d kernel-headers-5.15.38_smp-x86-1.txz
e636240d456f26b062c43d2e1a8ba66c kernel-huge-5.15.38-i586-1.txz
f958a42b87b3f518f481b6521c1e834c kernel-huge-smp-5.15.38_smp-i686-1.txz
b361d0d7451a7b677e77d576e2a33241 kernel-modules-5.15.38-i586-1.txz
2e9e77cdf209636286f43628c8c41df8 kernel-modules-smp-5.15.38_smp-i686-1.txz
fe913660f7d80595332ffaa5ebb5be1f kernel-source-5.15.38_smp-noarch-1.txz
Slackware x86_64 15.0 packages:
ef20ea1b90e3a1e2e2607d97752d2a6d kernel-generic-5.15.38-x86_64-1.txz
2d68048d011f6aa7b6757a81af093c72 kernel-headers-5.15.38-x86-1.txz
b3c532fd4e07f12f511305ac81e7b32d kernel-huge-5.15.38-x86_64-1.txz
d70fb855dce6c9f1c22598beea11a690 kernel-modules-5.15.38-x86_64-1.txz
77d4774cf78e922637e0313696608d49 kernel-source-5.15.38-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 15.0): # /usr/share/mkinitrd/mkinitrd_command_generator.sh -k 5.15.38-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 15.0): # /usr/share/mkinitrd/mkinitrd_command_generator.sh -k 5.15.38 | 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 5.15.38-smp version when running mkinitrd_command_generator. Note that this is only for 32-bit -- 64-bit systems should always use 5.15.38 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.
