[slackware-security] util-linux

New util-linux packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to
fix a security issue.

Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog:

patches/packages/util-linux-2.37.4-i586-3_slack15.0.txz: Rebuilt.
This release fixes a vulnerability where the wall command did not filter
escape sequences from command line arguments, allowing unprivileged users
to put arbitrary text on other users terminals.
For more information, see:
https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2024-28085
(* 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 “Get Slack” section on http://slackware.com for
additional mirror sites near you.

Updated package for Slackware 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-15.0/patches/packages/util-linux-2.37.4-i586-3_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/util-linux-2.37.4-x86_64-3_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/a/util-linux-2.40-i586-1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/a/util-linux-2.40-x86_64-1.txz

MD5 signatures:

Slackware 15.0 package:
3cd4404f3936f17e7f0ab70a4db3c3c5 util-linux-2.37.4-i586-3_slack15.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 15.0 package:
bb90b0b99780f22a4bce3829235169c5 util-linux-2.37.4-x86_64-3_slack15.0.txz

Slackware -current package:
46535176e55cabab56994a2031acd643 a/util-linux-2.40-i586-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
a16777d05bd73065cad733ee2a24f660 a/util-linux-2.40-x86_64-1.txz

Installation instructions:

Upgrade the package as root:
> upgradepkg util-linux-2.37.4-i586-3_slack15.0.txz