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[slackware-security] util-linux (SSA:2026-249-03)

Posted on 07 September 2026
Slackware Security

[slackware-security] util-linux (SSA:2026-249-03)

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


Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/util-linux-2.42.3-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
This update fixes bugs and security issues.
For more information, see:
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-76642
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-78410
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-78409
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-78408
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-28085
(* Security fix *)
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Where to find the new packages:
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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-2.42.3-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/util-linux-2.42.3-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/a/util-linux-2.42.3-i686-1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/a/util-linux-2.42.3-x86_64-1.txz


MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 15.0 package:
3e9483340c5f61509aa78a2f518d22a6 util-linux-2.42.3-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 15.0 package:
f0071486595a2eb48bb4a46271d16604 util-linux-2.42.3-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware -current package:
a98354e9546a510ee1e34062a174fb86 a/util-linux-2.42.3-i686-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
d37e23a77cb3b230b3e4f72704a39d00 a/util-linux-2.42.3-x86_64-1.txz


Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg util-linux-2.42.3-i586-1_slack15.0.txz


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Slackware Linux Security Team
http://slackware.com/gpg-key
security@slackware.com

 

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