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[slackware-security] haveged (SSA:2026-139-01)

Posted on 20 May 2026
Slackware Security

[slackware-security] haveged (SSA:2026-139-01)

New haveged packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to
fix a security issue.


Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/haveged-1.9.21-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
This update fixes a security issue:
Missing exit out of permission check could lead to root exploit.
For more information, see:
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-41054
(* 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/haveged-1.9.21-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/haveged-1.9.21-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/a/haveged-1.9.21-i686-1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/a/haveged-1.9.21-x86_64-1.txz


MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 15.0 package:
52b3d83fd7bb87f72c70ea684fda742a haveged-1.9.21-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 15.0 package:
e194704a599fa910d1ae1302161399a0 haveged-1.9.21-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware -current package:
728cdda335ad68b7bdeca62356433d73 a/haveged-1.9.21-i686-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
1a38ed250a1b4a8105ba15dbfdd7d58e a/haveged-1.9.21-x86_64-1.txz


Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg haveged-1.9.21-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Then, restart the daemon:
# sh /etc/rc.d/rc.haveged restart


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

 

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