New mariadb or mysql packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to fix a security issue

Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/mariadb-10.0.27-i586-1_slack14.2.txz: Upgraded.
This update fixes a critical vulnerability which can allow local and
remote attackers to inject malicious settings into MySQL configuration
files (my.cnf). A successful exploitation could allow attackers to
execute arbitrary code with root privileges which would then allow them
to fully compromise the server.
This issue was discovered and reported by Dawid Golunski.
For more information, see:
http://legalhackers.com/advisories/MySQL-Exploit-Remote-Root-Code-Execution-Privesc-CVE-2016-6662.html
https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MDEV-10465
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-6662
(* 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 14.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-14.0/patches/packages/mysql-5.5.52-i486-1_slack14.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-14.0/patches/packages/mysql-5.5.52-x86_64-1_slack14.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware 14.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-14.1/patches/packages/mariadb-5.5.52-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-5.5.52-x86_64-1_slack14.1.txz

Updated package for Slackware 14.2:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-14.2/patches/packages/mariadb-10.0.27-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-10.0.27-x86_64-1_slack14.2.txz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/ap/mariadb-10.0.27-i586-1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/ap/mariadb-10.0.27-x86_64-1.txz


MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 14.0 package:
cb5cacd8647feb4e8ccb6b912c10742e mysql-5.5.52-i486-1_slack14.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 14.0 package:
37ffae2b7bc2fd70970946cc5450b784 mysql-5.5.52-x86_64-1_slack14.0.txz

Slackware 14.1 package:
9595e224d42928a06f031626f87d3973 mariadb-5.5.52-i486-1_slack14.1.txz

Slackware x86_64 14.1 package:
253fd74ea75f6123d46776dd655ea04a mariadb-5.5.52-x86_64-1_slack14.1.txz

Slackware 14.2 package:
f4aea4bbafd19a66555730884ccf94d4 mariadb-10.0.27-i586-1_slack14.2.txz

Slackware x86_64 14.2 package:
8f61d82c1e961de81bd926c8e51680f7 mariadb-10.0.27-x86_64-1_slack14.2.txz

Slackware -current package:
ec71e40899714a5e37d4f050388d25fd ap/mariadb-10.0.27-i586-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
1cc7ee6f2903a74660f4320c66fdf24e ap/mariadb-10.0.27-x86_64-1.txz


Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg mariadb-10.0.27-i586-1_slack14.2.txz

Then, restart the database server:
# sh /etc/rc.d/rc.mysqld restart

  mariadb / mysql (SSA:2016-257-01) for Slackware