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Slackware 12.2: 2009-111-01 Critical: Udev Local Root and DoS Fix

New udev packages are available for Slackware 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, and -current to fix security issues. The udev packages in Slackware 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, and -current contained a local root hole vulnerability: . -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 [slackware-security] udev (SSA:2009-111-01) New udev packages are available for Slackware 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, and -current to fix security issues. The udev packages in Slackware 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, and -current contained a local root hole vulnerability: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1185 The udev packages in Slackware 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, and -current had an integer overflow which could result in a denial of service: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1186 Note that udev is only used with 2.6 kernels, which are not used by default with Slackware 10.2 and 11.0. Here are the details from the Slackware 12.2 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/udev-141-i486-1_slack12.2.tgz: Upgraded to udev-141. This upgrade fixes a local root hole and a denial of service issue. For more information, see: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1185 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1186 (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Where to find the new packages: +-----------------------------+ HINT: Getting slow download speeds from ftp.slackware.com? Give slackware.osuosl.org a try. This is another primary FTP site for Slackware that can be considerably faster than downloading directly from ftp.slackware.com. Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab (https://osuosl.org/) for donating additional 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 10.2: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.2/patches/packages/udev-064-i486-4_slack10.2.tgz Updated package for Slackware11.0: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-11.0/patches/packages/udev-097-i486-11_slack11.0.tgz Updated package for Slackware 12.0: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.0/patches/packages/udev-111-i486-6_slack12.0.tgz Updated package for Slackware 12.1: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.1/patches/packages/udev-118-i486-4_slack12.1.tgz Updated package for Slackware 12.2: Updated package for Slackware -current: MD5 signatures: +-------------+ Slackware 10.2 package: 4bfa5de16024b6d5ddfe19aea0794bef udev-064-i486-4_slack10.2.tgz Slackware 11.0 package: 024033959fd5586079de2daacec96eb1 udev-097-i486-11_slack11.0.tgz Slackware 12.0 package: da24ba5c832c38d96ea87fbd4997e20b udev-111-i486-6_slack12.0.tgz Slackware 12.1 package: 7068aab244ff3df7775ba1bc6b75b409 udev-118-i486-4_slack12.1.tgz Slackware 12.2 package: 7be35f9ebfce6c1512f083d57c913ea1 udev-141-i486-1_slack12.2.tgz Slackware -current package: 53b946e0313fda94686e4bde19271072 udev-141-i486-1.tgz Installation instructions: +------------------------+ Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg udev-141-i486-1_slack12.2.tgz Then, restart udev: # sh /etc/rc.d/rc.udev restart +-----+ . Updated udev components for Slackware resolve local privilege escalation vulnerabilities and denial of service concerns, with comprehensive installation guidelines provided.. Slackware Security,Udev Update,Root Hole Fix,Package Upgrade. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Apr 21, 2009 •Critical Slackware