New mariadb packages are available for Slackware 14.1 and 14.2 to fix security issues
Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog:Mariadb (SSA:2019-032-01) Update for Slackware
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patches/packages/mariadb-10.0.38-i586-1_slack14.2.txz: Upgraded.
This update fixes bugs and security issues.
For more information, see:
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-2537
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-2529
(* 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 14.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-14.1/patches/packages/mariadb-5.5.63-i486-1_slack14.1.txz
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-14.1/patches/packages/mariadb-5.5.63-x86_64-1_slack14.1.txz
Updated package for Slackware 14.2:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-14.2/patches/packages/mariadb-10.0.38-i586-1_slack14.2.txz
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.2:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-14.2/patches/packages/mariadb-10.0.38-x86_64-1_slack14.2.txz
MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 14.1 package:
a81564cdf4f9efa0cc4c0f47babcf5bf mariadb-5.5.63-i486-1_slack14.1.txz
Slackware x86_64 14.1 package:
399bfb1dc4a85ce86986fdaf87d8e9fb mariadb-5.5.63-x86_64-1_slack14.1.txz
Slackware 14.2 package:
2d9ece0b78c612d7dd222a30dda414e9 mariadb-10.0.38-i586-1_slack14.2.txz
Slackware x86_64 14.2 package:
bc12313467c7aba5dda4e224f41062da mariadb-10.0.38-x86_64-1_slack14.2.txz
Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg mariadb-10.0.38-i586-1_slack14.2.txz
Then, restart the database server:
# sh /etc/rc.d/rc.mysqld restart
