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Slackware 15.0: SSA:2023-290-01 Critical Login Issue Fix

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Calendar Grey October 17, 2023
Dist Slackware Esm H88
Recent util-linux updates have been released for Slackware, addressing a significant security vulnerability. Ensure you update promptly for improved safety.
New util-linux packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix a security issue

Summary

Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog: patches/packages/util-linux-2.37.4-i586-2_slack15.0.txz: Rebuilt. Copy /etc/pam.d/login to /etc/pam.d/remote. This is needed for /bin/login's '-h' option, used (for example) by telnetd. If -h is used without /etc/pam.d/remote, pam will not be configured properly, and /etc/securetty will be ignored, possibly allowing root to login from a tty that is not considered secure. Of course, the usual disclaimers about the security of telnet/telnetd apply. Thanks to HytronBG and Petri Kaukasoina. (* Security fix *)

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Where Find New Packages

Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab (https://osuosl.org/) for donating FTP and rsync hosting to the Slackware project! :-)
Also see the "Get Slack" section on http://www.slackware.com/ for additional mirror sites near you.
Updated package for Slackware 15.0:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
Updated package for Slackware -current:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:

MD5 Signatures

Slackware 15.0 package: 0ab69fb662e808d5033a62b917687a89 util-linux-2.37.4-i586-2_slack15.0.txz
Slackware x86_64 15.0 package: 2dc9875335310349305fa954df3e1718 util-linux-2.37.4-x86_64-2_slack15.0.txz
Slackware -current package: 984ab1346951c9fd35630b91bada57ba a/util-linux-2.39.2-i586-2.txz
Slackware x86_64 -current package: 706adb41ef91134d363b1fd9d1fbc967 a/util-linux-2.39.2-x86_64-2.txz

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Installation Instructions

Installation instructions: Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg util-linux-2.37.4-i586-2_slack15.0.txz

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