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Slackware: 2025-169-01 critical: libblockdev filesystem resize issue

New libblockdev packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix a security issue. . -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 [slackware-security] libblockdev (SSA:2025-169-01) New libblockdev packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/libblockdev-2.30-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. Don't allow suid and dev set on filesystem resize. For more information, see: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-6019 (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Where to find the new packages: +-----------------------------+ 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://www.slackware.com/ for additional mirror sites near you. Updated package for Slackware 15.0: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-15.0/patches/packages/libblockdev-2.30-i586-1_slack15.0.txz Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/libblockdev-2.30-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz Updated package for Slackware -current: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/a/libblockdev-3.3.1-i686-1.txz Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/a/libblockdev-3.3.1-x86_64-1.txz MD5 signatures: +-------------+ Slackware 15.0 package: 6f7f51c245a986f869f099948f541703 libblockdev-2.30-i586-1_slack15.0.txz Slackware x86_64 15.0 package: a9231f212cb78c9a5a412a8aaaef43a0 libblockdev-2.30-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz Slackware -current package: 2c3040671e4e650d084de70c7857117f a/libblockdev-3.3.1-i686-1.txz Slackware x86_64 -current package: c85db5ff275350034365261ce0208db4 a/libblockdev-3.3.1-x86_64-1.txz Installation instructions: +------------------------+ Upgrade the package asroot: # upgradepkg libblockdev-2.30-i586-1_slack15.0.txz +-----+ . Recent libblockdev releases for Slackware address a significant filesystem vulnerability through enhanced updates.. libblockdev packages, Slackware update, filesystem security fix. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Jun 18, 2025 •Critical Slackware