The Latest Kernel Release.

cwizardone · 01-23-2019, 07:32 AM

Kernel updates 4.14.95 and 4.9.152 are now available at

https://www.kernel.org/

The change logs,

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...ngeLog-4.14.95

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...ngeLog-4.9.152

cwizardone · 01-23-2019, 07:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZhaoLin1457

Is there a reason why DUSK does not ship also packages for the 4.20 kernels?

TBH, I would like to try the well made DUSK kernels on 4.20 versions.

Eventually, if someone here can suggest me a good config for the 4.20 kernels, would be greatly appreciated.

Well, board member 55020 has been providing non-LTS kernels out of the kindness of his heart, so I would imagine he is either on a well deserved vacation or he just hasn't had the time to add 4.20.x to his repository.

mats_b_tegner · 01-23-2019, 10:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cwizardone

Kernel updates 4.14.95 and 4.9.152 are now available at

https://www.kernel.org/

The change logs,

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...ngeLog-4.14.95
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...ngeLog-4.9.152

These latest kernels fixes CVE-2019-3701 (https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106443) I haven't seen a fix for 4.4.y yet though.

Aeterna · 01-23-2019, 10:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZhaoLin1457

Is there a reason why DUSK does not ship also packages for the 4.20 kernels?

TBH, I would like to try the well made DUSK kernels on 4.20 versions.

Eventually, if someone here can suggest me a good config for the 4.20 kernels, would be greatly appreciated.

Making a new kernel is not that difficult or risky. Just remember to add your new kernel under different name than the last kernel that succesfully loaded your system so if your new kernel fails to boot, you can always select from grub/lilo last kernel that worked.

kjhambrick · 01-26-2019, 04:32 AM

All --

Kernels 4.20.5, 4.19.18, 4.14.96, 4.9.153, 4.4.172 and 3.18.133 are now available.

Handy Links:

Code:

stable:    4.20.5         Source ChangeLog       2019-01-26
longterm:  4.19.18        Source ChangeLog       2019-01-26 ( Slackware 14.2+current )
longterm:  4.14.96        Source ChangeLog       2019-01-26
longterm:  4.9.153        Source ChangeLog       2019-01-26
longterm:  4.4.172        Source ChangeLog [CVE] 2019-01-26 ( Slackware 14.2 )
longterm:  3.18.133 [EOL] Source ChangeLog [CVE] 2019-01-26

CVE References:

ChangeLog-4.4.172 references CVE-2019-3701.

ChangeLog-3.18.133 references CVE-2019-3701.

Check for the Latest Updates at www.kernel.org.

Have Fun All'Y'All !

-- kjh

cwizardone · 01-27-2019, 05:36 PM

5.0-rc4

The newest "mainline" kernel, version 5.0-rc4, has been been made available for testing.

The tarball, https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/t/linux-5.0-rc4.tar.gz

Mr. Torvalds' announcement, http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/k...1.3/02860.html

cwizardone · 01-31-2019, 03:35 AM

Kernel updates 4.20.6, 4.19.19, 4.14.97 and 4.9.154 are now available at

https://www.kernel.org/

The change logs,

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...angeLog-4.20.6

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...ngeLog-4.19.19

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...ngeLog-4.14.97

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...ngeLog-4.9.154

Lysander666 · 01-31-2019, 04:01 AM

New official kernel out for stable - 4.4.172. I might actually upgrade to this one.

32bit:

https://mirrors.slackware.com/slackw...linux-4.4.172/

64bit:

https://mirrors.slackware.com/slackw...linux-4.4.172/

kjhambrick · 01-31-2019, 04:32 AM

Heads up to NVidia Blob Users ...

The Stable NVidia Blob(s) will not compile against Linux Kernel 4.4.168 - 4.4.172 due to a change in get_user_pages() that was introduced in linux 4.4.168.

All is not lost ( but YMMV ) ...

NVidia 418.30 Beta DOES build and run fine with the NVidia 970M on my Laptop

I am running NVidia 418.30 now but I had to revert to 4.4.167 because vmware won't build against 4.4.172 !!!

See cwizardone's LQ post + link here: 418.30 BETA

HTH

-- kjh

bormant · 01-31-2019, 01:57 PM

Quick and dirty fix for virtualbox on 4.4.168+:

Code:

--- src/vboxguest-5.2.26/vboxguest/r0drv/linux/memobj-r0drv-linux.c.orig   2019-01-31 21:13:44.361126016 +0300
+++ src/vboxguest-5.2.26/vboxguest/r0drv/linux/memobj-r0drv-linux.c   2019-01-31 21:05:25.342108163 +0300
@@ -1113,7 +1113,7 @@
                                 pTask->mm,              /* Whose pages. */
                                 R3Ptr,                  /* Where from. */
                                 cPages,                 /* How many pages. */
-# if GET_USER_PAGES_API >= KERNEL_VERSION(4, 9, 0)
+# if GET_USER_PAGES_API >= KERNEL_VERSION(4, 4, 0)
                                 fWrite ? FOLL_WRITE |   /* Write to memory. */
                                          FOLL_FORCE     /* force write access. */
                                        : 0,             /* Write to memory. */

P.S.
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=202365

kjhambrick · 01-31-2019, 03:49 PM

Awesome find, bormant !

I can't compile VMWare-WorkStation-12 against 4.4.168 - 4.4.172 either and I hope to find something like you've posted in the VMWare Code.

It is a Weekend Task when I am not stuck with a Weekend Project for Work.

Thanks !

-- kjh

cwizardone · 02-03-2019, 04:09 PM

5.0-rc5

The newest "mainline" kernel, version 5.0-rc5, has been been made available for testing.

The tarball, https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/t/linux-5.0-rc5.tar.gz

Mr. Torvalds' announcement, http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/k...2.0/01803.html

Quote:

Linux 5.0-rc5
From: Linus Torvalds
Date: Sun Feb 03 2019 - 17:03:29 EST

I'm happy to report that things seem to be calming down nicely, and
rc5 is noticeably smaller than previous rc's. Let's hope the trend
continues.

About a third of the changes are to drivers (networking, rdma, scsi,
block, misc), with the rest being spread out all over (tooling,
networking, filesystems, arch updates, core kernel..)

Nothing looks particularly worrisome, so assuming the trend holds, we
look to be on track for a fairly normal release cycle despite the
early hiccups due to the holidays.

Go out there and test in between the commercial breaks,

Linus

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timsoft · 02-05-2019, 11:48 AM

it is worth mentioning that default cifs in recent kernel does not try smb1 so fails to mount smb1 shares unless you use vers=1.0 in the options of the mount command. I discovered this as my main file server holding slack and updates is running on 13.1, and after kernel upgradeon a new pc, it could not connect until I applied the "fix".

GazL · 02-05-2019, 03:51 PM

https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/...op-using-smb1/

cwizardone · 02-06-2019, 10:44 AM

Kernel updates 4.20.7, 4.19.20, 4.14.98, 4.9.155, 4.4.173 and 3.18.134 are now available at

https://www.kernel.org/

The change logs,

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...angeLog-4.20.7

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...ngeLog-4.19.20

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...ngeLog-4.14.98

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...ngeLog-4.9.155

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...ngeLog-4.4.173

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...geLog-3.18.134

CVE-2018-16880 has been fixed in kernels 4.20.7 and 4.19.20.
http://cve.circl.lu/cve/CVE-2018-16880

Quote:

CVE-2018-16880
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's handle_rx() function in the [vhost_net] driver. A malicious virtual guest, under specific conditions, can trigger an out-of-bounds write in a kmalloc-8 slab on a virtual host which may lead to a kernel memory corruption and a system panic. Due to the nature of the flaw, privilege escalation cannot be fully ruled out. Versions from v4.16 and newer are vulnerable.

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106735
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug...CVE-2018-16880

Dave's Unofficial Slackbuilt Kernel update for the 4.4.y series
can be found at, https://dusk.idlemoor.tk