New kernel packages are available for Slackware x86_64 13.1, and -current to fix security issues.
Here are the details from the Slackware64 13.1 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/linux-2.6.33.4-2/kernel-firmware-2.6.33.4-noarch-2.txz: Rebuilt. patches/packages/linux-2.6.33.4-2/kernel-generic-2.6.33.4-x86_64-2.txz: Rebuilt. This kernel has been patched to fix security problems on x86_64: 64-bit Compatibility Mode Stack Pointer Underflow (CVE-2010-3081). IA32 System Call Entry Point Vulnerability (CVE-2010-3301). These vulnerabilities allow local users to gain root privileges. For more information, see: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-3081 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-3301 (* Security fix *) patches/packages/linux-2.6.33.4-2/kernel-headers-2.6.33.4-x86-2.txz: Rebuilt. patches/packages/linux-2.6.33.4-2/kernel-huge-2.6.33.4-x86_64-2.txz: Rebuilt. Patched for CVE-2010-3081 and CVE-2010-3301. (* Security fix *) patches/packages/linux-2.6.33.4-2/kernel-modules-2.6.33.4-x86_64-2.txz: Rebuilt. patches/packages/linux-2.6.33.4-2/kernel-source-2.6.33.4-noarch-2.txz: Rebuilt. Patched for CVE-2010-3081 and CVE-2010-3301. (* Security fix *) patches/packages/linux-2.6.33.4-2/kernels/*: Rebuilt. Patched for CVE-2010-3081 and CVE-2010-3301. (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+
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 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.
Upgrade the packages as root: # upgradepkg kernel-*txz
Then, make sure that LILO is configured to be using the correct kernel file, and reinstall LILO (run "lilo" as root).
NOTE FOR SPEAKUP: If you are using a Speakup kernel, you will need to copy the bzImage file from the kernels/speakup.s/ directory to your /boot directory. Rename bzImage to whatever filename LILO expects in /etc/lilo. Then, run "lilo".