Slackware-current ChangeLog (2016-02-03)
Wed Feb 3 22:39:25 UTC 2016
Welcome to Slackware 14.2 beta 2. Getting closer.
Packages
Upgraded
- k/kernel-source-4.4.1_smp-noarch-1.txz
CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_ONDEMAND n → y
CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_USERSPACE y → n
CPU_FREQ_GOV_CONSERVATIVE m → y
CPU_FREQ_GOV_ONDEMAND m → y
CPU_FREQ_GOV_PERFORMANCE m → y
CPU_FREQ_GOV_POWERSAVE m → y - l/pulseaudio-8.0-i586-1.txz
Set “flat-volumes = no” in daemon.conf.new by default. - n/openssl-1.0.2f-i586-1.txz
This update fixes the following security issues:
DH small subgroups (CVE-2016-0701).
SSLv2 doesn't block disabled ciphers (CVE-2015-3197).
For more information, see:
https://openssl.org/news/secadv/20160128.txt
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-3197
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-0701
(* Security fix *) - n/php-5.6.17-i586-1.txz
This release fixes security issues.
For more information, see:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1903
(* Security fix *) - xap/MPlayer-1.2_20160125-i586-1.txz
This is the latest MPlayer-1.2 branch, identical to the 1.2.1 stable release.
The bundled ffmpeg has been upgraded to 2.8.5, which fixes two security
issues by which a remote attacker may conduct a cross-origin attack and read
arbitrary files on the system.
For more information, see:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1897
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1898
(* Security fix *) - xap/mozilla-firefox-44.0-i586-1.txz
This compiles properly with -O2 optimization again.
This release contains security fixes and improvements.
For more information, see:
http://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox.html
(* Security fix *)
Rebuilt
- a/sysvinit-scripts-2.0-noarch-28.txz
rc.6: Change command variable to shutdown_command to avoid conflicting with
a same-named variable in rc.networkmanager. Thanks to Antonio Maretzek.
Added new script rc.cpufreq to enable CPU frequency scaling.
If executable, it will be run from rc.M. - ap/gutenprint-5.2.11-i586-2.txz
Run cups-genppdupdate after installing. Thanks to Lukasz Wieczorek. - l/gtk+2-2.24.29-i586-2.txz
In /usr/share/gtk-2.0/gtkrc, specify Adwaita as the icon theme, and Tango as
a fallback. This fixes icon issues when using fluxbox and other more basic
window managers. Thanks to schmatzler and dTd. - xap/seamonkey-2.39-i586-3.txz
Recompiled with -Os optimization to fix random crashes. - xap/xine-lib-1.2.6-i586-7.txz
Rebuilt against ffmpeg-2.8.5, which fixes two security issues by which a
remote attacker may conduct a cross-origin attack and read arbitrary files
on the system.
For more information, see:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1897
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1898
(* Security fix *)
Added
- xap/gparted-0.25.0-i586-1.txz
Thanks to Erik W. Hanson. - xap/hexchat-2.10.2-i586-1.txz
This package replaces xchat.