Slackware-13.0 ChangeLog (2009-04-21)

Mon Apr 20 23:38:45 CDT 2009

  • a/etc-12.34567890-noarch-3.tgz
    a/mkinitrd-1.3.3-i486-3.tgz: Fixed broken directory in initrd-tree.tar.gz.
    Thanks to Malcolm Rowe for the bug report.
    a/pkgtools-12.34567890-noarch-3.tgz: Fixed upgradepkg oldpackage%newpackage.
    Fixed the installpkg test for the external compression utility.
    Thanks to Robby Workman.
  • a/pcmciautils-015-i486-2.tgz
    by the udev rules file). Fixed installation of udev rules file.
    Thanks to Robby Workman.
    a/udev-141-i486-1.tgz:
    Upgraded to udev-141.
    Changed serial devices from group 'uucp' to group 'dialout'.
    This upgrade fixes a local root hole and a denial of service issue.
    For more information, see:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1185
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1186
    (* Security fix *)
    l/pilot-link-0.12.3-i486-7.tgz: The dialout devices now use group 'dialout'
    rather than group 'uucp', and the udev rules have been changed to use
    MODE=“660” instead of MODE=“664”. Thanks to Robby Workman.
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  • by Giuseppe Di Terlizzi