udev

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:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=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:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=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:
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 *)

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 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 Slackware 11.0:
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:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.2/patches/packages/udev-141-i486-1_slack12.2.tgz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/a/udev-141-i486-1.tgz

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