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GCVE-1988-2026-0386

[Bugtraq] [slackware-security] util-linux (SSA:2026-249-03)

Description (en)

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[slackware-security]  util-linux (SSA:2026-249-03)
New util-linux packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to
fix security issues.
Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/util-linux-2.42.3-i586-1_slack15.0.txz:  Upgraded.
This update fixes bugs and security issues.
For more information, see:
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-76642
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-78410
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-78409
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-78408
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-28085
(* 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 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-15.0/patches/packages/util-linux-2.42.3-i586-1_slack15.0.txz
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/util-linux-2.42.3-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz
Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/a/util-linux-2.42.3-i686-1.txz
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/a/util-linux-2.42.3-x86_64-1.txz
MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 15.0 package:
3e9483340c5f61509aa78a2f518d22a6  util-linux-2.42.3-i586-1_slack15.0.txz
Slackware x86_64 15.0 package:
f0071486595a2eb48bb4a46271d16604  util-linux-2.42.3-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz
Slackware -current package:
a98354e9546a510ee1e34062a174fb86  a/util-linux-2.42.3-i686-1.txz
Slackware x86_64 -current package:
d37e23a77cb3b230b3e4f72704a39d00  a/util-linux-2.42.3-x86_64-1.txz
Installation instructions:
+------------------------+
Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg util-linux-2.42.3-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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