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[slackware-security] util-linux (SSA:2026-264-01)

Posted on 22 September 2026
Slackware Security

[slackware-security] util-linux (SSA:2026-264-01)

New util-linux 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/util-linux-2.42.4-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
This update fixes bugs and a security issue:
nsenter: close cgroup.procs fd after join to prevent authority leak.
For more information, see:
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-78408
(* 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/util-linux-2.42.4-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/util-linux-2.42.4-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/a/util-linux-2.42.4-i686-1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/a/util-linux-2.42.4-x86_64-1.txz


MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 15.0 package:
cb92fa13f7a8171e12cb8befb971f76c util-linux-2.42.4-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 15.0 package:
d4fc4067a9043dcd4884574424754a0a util-linux-2.42.4-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware -current package:
f05fa1c3536efdf53f4822a0920b8871 a/util-linux-2.42.4-i686-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
6ba2ff3fa320896bc224b1d7e10aceb0 a/util-linux-2.42.4-x86_64-1.txz


Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg util-linux-2.42.4-i586-1_slack15.0.txz


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

 

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