New mariadb packages are available for Slackware 14.1 and -current to fix security issues
Here are the details from the Slackware 14.1 ChangeLog:MariaDB (SSA:2019-213-01) Update for Slackware
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patches/packages/mariadb-5.5.65-i486-1_slack14.1.txz: Upgraded.
This update fixes bugs and security issues.
For more information, see:
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-2805
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-2740
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-2739
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-2737
(* 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-5.5.65-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-5.5.65-x86_64-1_slack14.1.txz
Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/ap/mariadb-10.4.7-i586-1.txz
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/ap/mariadb-10.4.7-x86_64-1.txz
MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 14.1 package:
4710b686d7c882c90f8b381d3aa34caf mariadb-5.5.65-i486-1_slack14.1.txz
Slackware x86_64 14.1 package:
059ee74d0a492bc211c4d61722388b79 mariadb-5.5.65-x86_64-1_slack14.1.txz
Slackware -current package:
155c95243551cac4cd8fae3816e79116 ap/mariadb-10.4.7-i586-1.txz
Slackware x86_64 -current package:
76e0cda4ff14b49cc91912436e637ccf ap/mariadb-10.4.7-x86_64-1.txz
Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg mariadb-5.5.65-i486-1_slack14.1.txz
Then, restart the database server:
# sh /etc/rc.d/rc.mysqld restar