A new Linux kernel update with various bugfixes and security updates has been released for Slackware Linux.
New kernel packages are available for Slackware 14.2 to fix security issues.
Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/linux-4.4.217/*: 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 4.4.209:
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-19965
Fixed in 4.4.210:
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-19068
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-14615
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-14895
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-19056
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-19066
Fixed in 4.4.211:
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-15217
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-21008
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-15220
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-15221
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-5108
Fixed in 4.4.212:
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-14896
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-14897
Fixed in 4.4.215:
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-9383
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-2732
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-16233
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-0009
Fixed in 4.4.216:
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-11487
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-8647
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-8649
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-16234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-8648
Fixed in 4.4.217:
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-14901
(* 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 packages for Slackware 14.2:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-14.2/patches/packages/linux-4.4.217/kernel-generic-4.4.217-i586-1.txz
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-14.2/patches/packages/linux-4.4.217/kernel-generic-smp-4.4.217_smp-i686-1.txz
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-14.2/patches/packages/linux-4.4.217/kernel-headers-4.4.217_smp-x86-1.txz
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-14.2/patches/packages/linux-4.4.217/kernel-huge-4.4.217-i586-1.txz
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-14.2/patches/packages/linux-4.4.217/kernel-huge-smp-4.4.217_smp-i686-1.txz
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-14.2/patches/packages/linux-4.4.217/kernel-modules-4.4.217-i586-1.txz
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-14.2/patches/packages/linux-4.4.217/kernel-modules-smp-4.4.217_smp-i686-1.txz
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-14.2/patches/packages/linux-4.4.217/kernel-source-4.4.217_smp-noarch-1.txz
Updated packages for Slackware x86_64 14.2:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-14.2/patches/packages/linux-4.4.217/kernel-generic-4.4.217-x86_64-1.txz
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-14.2/patches/packages/linux-4.4.217/kernel-headers-4.4.217-x86-1.txz
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-14.2/patches/packages/linux-4.4.217/kernel-huge-4.4.217-x86_64-1.txz
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-14.2/patches/packages/linux-4.4.217/kernel-modules-4.4.217-x86_64-1.txz
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-14.2/patches/packages/linux-4.4.217/kernel-source-4.4.217-noarch-1.txz
MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 14.2 packages:
a583999ff4d5aaf717389329af0bfebf kernel-generic-4.4.217-i586-1.txz
aa41f8b6cb7ca06779e11a803fd06881 kernel-generic-smp-4.4.217_smp-i686-1.txz
ec98d6aa32743124ed317edfd9b5751d kernel-headers-4.4.217_smp-x86-1.txz
426ffbbd44d3ab47779518713079cbc2 kernel-huge-4.4.217-i586-1.txz
f0b0c550771cdb9904e8a81e18e1c3a5 kernel-huge-smp-4.4.217_smp-i686-1.txz
17580fde3d753faec92c69d9b1b296b3 kernel-modules-4.4.217-i586-1.txz
35b06ec07cbc246f7e439c6ffc8b8146 kernel-modules-smp-4.4.217_smp-i686-1.txz
aa3b2bdf35fa4c2202a03910d2c53d8d kernel-source-4.4.217_smp-noarch-1.txz
Slackware x86_64 14.2 packages:
ef37a3afd3ad459a0714624b32f670a2 kernel-generic-4.4.217-x86_64-1.txz
de239ba97ad7fd3d3487038bc8bf10a5 kernel-headers-4.4.217-x86-1.txz
2ad3dca1aeff8429de2c03bd28afdd7d kernel-huge-4.4.217-x86_64-1.txz
ea75c40c4a486b3f25de482cae24e87c kernel-modules-4.4.217-x86_64-1.txz
933366ccd2ba028a03bed87cbeea3ac5 kernel-source-4.4.217-noarch-1.txz
Installation instructions:
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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 14.2):
# /usr/share/mkinitrd/mkinitrd_command_generator.sh -k 4.4.217-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 14.2):
# /usr/share/mkinitrd/mkinitrd_command_generator.sh -k 4.4.217 | 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 4.4.217-smp version when running
mkinitrd_command_generator. Note that this is only for 32-bit -- 64-bit
systems should always use 4.4.217 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.
