New polkit packages are available for Slackware 14.2 and -current to
fix a security issue.
Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog:
patches/packages/polkit-0.113-i586-3_slack14.2.txz: Rebuilt.
This update includes a mitigation for local privilege escalation using
polkit_system_bus_name_get_creds_sync().
For more information, see:
https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2021-3560
(* 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 βGet Slackβ section on http://slackware.com for
additional mirror sites near you.
Updated package for Slackware 14.2:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-14.2/patches/packages/polkit-0.113-i586-3_slack14.2.txz
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.2:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-14.2/patches/packages/polkit-0.113-x86_64-3_slack14.2.txz
Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/l/polkit-0.119-i586-1.txz
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/l/polkit-0.119-x86_64-1.txz
MD5 signatures:
Slackware 14.2 package:
d0a4fd417b76e84c8d9cd6ebe114e647 polkit-0.113-i586-3_slack14.2.txz
Slackware x86_64 14.2 package:
d7772cbf234dc38e87298cbaa37ba80e polkit-0.113-x86_64-3_slack14.2.txz
Slackware -current package:
64fec13a890084fb063867ddca80cc3f l/polkit-0.119-i586-1.txz
Slackware x86_64 -current package:
69e81fef9df950635769876e703ed639 l/polkit-0.119-x86_64-1.txz
Installation instructions:
Upgrade the package as root:
> upgradepkg polkit-0.113-i586-3_slack14.2.txz
OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Slackware | 14.2 | i586 | polkit | <Β 0.113 | polkit-0.113-i586-3_slack14.2.txz |
Slackware | 14.2 | x86_64 | polkit | <Β 0.113 | polkit-0.113-x86_64-3_slack14.2.txz |
Slackware | current | i586 | polkit | <Β 0.119 | polkit-0.119-i586-1.txz |
Slackware | current | x86_64 | polkit | <Β 0.119 | polkit-0.119-x86_64-1.txz |