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10-21-2010, 10:33 AM
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Registered: May 2009
Location: Warsaw, Poland
Distribution: Slackware64-current
Posts: 191
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New multilib glibc packages. - security fix from Alien.
I've just saw on Alien's Pasture:
http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/new-...cal-root-hole/
Packages are ready for Slackware-current. For slackware 13.0 and 13.1 packages will be available soon.
Thx Eric
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10-21-2010, 11:39 AM
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Registered: Dec 2005
Distribution: Slackware64 15.0 Multilib
Posts: 317
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I saw that too. The updated glibc packages for the "normal" installations are available from your standard mirrors. I don't know why a message hasn't hit the security list just yet. I updated my 32bit box, but am waiting for the new multilib packages before upgrading my 64bit box.
Anyone know if you should reboot after upgrading glibc? I did on my 32bit box because I was too impatient to wait for an answer
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10-21-2010, 01:03 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Nov 2006
Posts: 19
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Thanks for the info.
Is there any specific steps or order to follow to update the packages?
Last time I messed around with these packages, I managed to corrupt the system (my fault surely but still the result is the same)
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10-21-2010, 01:11 PM
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Registered: Aug 2007
Distribution: Slackware64 13.37
Posts: 215
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I'm going to drop out of X, and go to runlevel 1 ("init 1") before upgrading.
May or may not be necessary in this case, but should be safest.
...and then I rebooted for good measure. All seems well.
Last edited by wadsworth; 10-21-2010 at 01:27 PM.
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10-21-2010, 01:56 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Nov 2006
Posts: 19
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went to init 1, used upgradepkg -- reinstall and rebooted and everything seems to still be working
Thanks Alien/Eric for the packages
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10-21-2010, 02:52 PM
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Member
Registered: Dec 2008
Location: New York
Distribution: Slack -current, siduction
Posts: 253
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Eric is really amazing in the amount of goodies he gets us slackers, both for fun and necessity
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10-24-2010, 02:01 AM
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LQ Guru
Registered: Aug 2004
Location: Pisa, Italy
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 7,313
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If I understood well the new Tavis Ormandy bulletin, looks like there's no peace
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Oct/344
let's hope next week won't be another one. (btw, tnx Tavis!)
Last edited by ponce; 10-24-2010 at 02:07 AM.
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