Wed Apr 30 20:36:48 CDT 2008
12.1 RC4.  We think this should be the last one.
a/kernel-generic-2.6.24.5-i486-2.tgz:  Patched to fix a security issue in
  fs/dnotify.c.  The use of dnotify (largely replaced by inotify on 2.6.x
  systems) could lead to a local DoS, or possibly a local root hole.  We said
  we wouldn't make changes now unless something was "critical" -- and it seems
  we got what we wished for.  ;-)  This flaw will also be addressed in the
  kernels for previous releases as soon as possible.  The patch itself may be
  found in source/k/linux-2.6.24.5-CVE-2008-1375-patch/.
  For additional information (when the CVE candidate is opened), see:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1375
  All the kernel packages below should also be considered security fixes.
  (* Security fix *)
a/kernel-generic-smp-2.6.24.5_smp-i686-2.tgz:  Patched and recompiled.
a/kernel-huge-2.6.24.5-i486-2.tgz:  Patched and recompiled.
a/kernel-huge-smp-2.6.24.5_smp-i686-2.tgz:  Patched and recompiled.
a/kernel-modules-2.6.24.5-i486-2.tgz:  Patched and recompiled.
a/kernel-modules-smp-2.6.24.5_smp-i686-2.tgz:  Patched and recompiled.
d/kernel-headers-2.6.24.5_smp-x86-2.tgz:  Rebuilt from a patched source tree.
k/kernel-source-2.6.24.5_smp-noarch-2.tgz:  Patched (leaving dnotify.c.orig
  for comparison and/or reverting to patch up to a newer kernel later).
l/svgalib_helper-1.9.25_2.6.24.5-i486-2.tgz:  Recompiled.
extra/linux-2.6.24.5-nosmp-sdk/:  Updated SMP to no-SMP kernel source patch.
extra/slackpkg/slackpkg-2.70.3-noarch-1.tgz:  Upgraded to
  slackpkg-2.70.3-noarch-1 (release ready).  Thanks to Piter Punk!  -:)
kernels/huge.s/*:  Patched and recompiled.
kernels/hugesmp.s/*:  Patched and recompiled.
kernels/speakup.s/*:  Patched and recompiled.
isolinux/initrd.img:  Rebuilt with newly compiled kernel modules.
usb-and-pxe-installers/:  Rebuilt usbboot.img with newly compiled
  kernel modules.