[slackware-security] kernel exploit fix

New kernel packages are available for Slackware 12.0, and -current to
fix a local root exploit.

More details about this issue may be found in the Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:

https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2008-0010
https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2008-0163
https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2008-0600

Here are the details from the Slackware 12.0 ChangeLog:

patches/packages/kernel-generic-2.6.21.5-i486-2_slack12.0.tgz:
All of these kernel upgrades fix yesterday’s local root exploit.
For more information, see:
https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2008-0010
https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2008-0163
https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2008-0600
(* Security fix )
patches/packages/kernel-generic-smp-2.6.21.5_smp-i686-2_slack12.0.tgz:
( Security fix )
patches/packages/kernel-huge-2.6.21.5-i486-2_slack12.0.tgz:
( Security fix )
patches/packages/kernel-huge-smp-2.6.21.5_smp-i686-2_slack12.0.tgz:
( Security fix *)
If you use lilo, don’t forget to run it again after the upgrade.

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
(http://osuosl.org) for donating additional FTP and rsync hosting
to the Slackware project! :-)

Also see the “Get Slack” section on http://slackware.com for
additional mirror sites near you.

Updated packages for Slackware 12.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.0/patches/packages/kernel-generic-2.6.21.5-i486-2_slack12.0.tgz
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.0/patches/packages/kernel-generic-smp-2.6.21.5_smp-i686-2_slack12.0.tgz
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.0/patches/packages/kernel-huge-2.6.21.5-i486-2_slack12.0.tgz
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.0/patches/packages/kernel-huge-smp-2.6.21.5_smp-i686-2_slack12.0.tgz
The kernel patch used for the Slackware 12.0 Linux 2.6.21.5 kernel may be found here:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.0/patches/source/kernel-source/splice.c.diff.gz

Updated packages for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/a/kernel-generic-2.6.23.16-i486-1.tgz
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/a/kernel-generic-smp-2.6.23.16_smp-i686-1.tgz
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/a/kernel-huge-2.6.23.16-i486-1.tgz
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/a/kernel-huge-smp-2.6.23.16_smp-i686-1.tgz
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/a/kernel-modules-2.6.23.16-i486-1.tgz
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/a/kernel-modules-smp-2.6.23.16_smp-i686-1.tgz
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/d/kernel-headers-2.6.23.16_smp-i386-1.tgz
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/k/kernel-source-2.6.23.16_smp-noarch-1.tgz

MD5 signatures:

Slackware 12.0 packages:
ebf025aa30af925ac6817fe58811e921 kernel-generic-2.6.21.5-i486-2_slack12.0.tgz
e35c66f2d765a221b509f1b7b463c9fe kernel-generic-smp-2.6.21.5_smp-i686-2_slack12.0.tgz
3f9e3783dd7d799a277ec3e79e8bb82d kernel-huge-2.6.21.5-i486-2_slack12.0.tgz
0503193191731bba693ed6ce35b8c26d kernel-huge-smp-2.6.21.5_smp-i686-2_slack12.0.tgz

Slackware -current packages:
ec7ac93d303037392d1257a26280a47d kernel-generic-2.6.23.16-i486-1.tgz
51eb6a85e88f769165b8759a3b391ac9 kernel-generic-smp-2.6.23.16_smp-i686-1.tgz
14729d0653b4f613233ec9501a12fa15 kernel-huge-2.6.23.16-i486-1.tgz
50448f876c0285667902e8b93836ab4b kernel-huge-smp-2.6.23.16_smp-i686-1.tgz
194c5c4b0743c4d611eb3de90c4b3015 kernel-modules-2.6.23.16-i486-1.tgz
fe7eb7e5e4f09353a88db9326fbcd9a9 kernel-modules-smp-2.6.23.16_smp-i686-1.tgz

Installation instructions:

Upgrade the appropriate package as root:
> upgradepkg kernel-generic-smp-2.6.21.5_smp-i686-2_slack12.0.tgz

Then, if you use lilo rerun it to update the boot loader.