linux-kernel - [ANNOUNCE] util-linux v2.29.2

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Date:   Wed, 22 Feb 2017 16:55:51 +0100
From:   Karel Zak <kzak@...hat.com>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
        util-linux@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [ANNOUNCE] util-linux v2.29.2

The util-linux release v2.29.2 is available at

  http://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/v2.29

Feedback and bug reports, as always, are welcomed.

  Karel



util-linux 2.29.2 Release Notes
===============================

This release fixes su(1) security issue CVE-2017-2616:

  It is possible for any local user to send SIGKILL to other processes with root
  privileges.  To exploit this, the user must be able to perform su with a
  successful login.  SIGKILL can only be sent to processes which were executed
  after the su process.  It is not possible to send SIGKILL to processes which
  were already running.



build-sys:
   - fix --disable-all-programs --enable-schedutils  [Karel Zak]
   - improve detection of the "isnan" function in uClibc  [Carlos Santos]
   - simplify UL_ENABLE_ALIAS() semantic  [Karel Zak]
cfdisk:
   - support UI refresh on ^L  [Karel Zak]
docs:
   - add BUG REPORTING section to README  [Karel Zak]
   - update AUTHORS file  [Karel Zak]
findmnt:
   - flush stdout after each (un)(re)mount event, when polling.  [Pedro Miguel Carvalho]
   - use line separator for --poll output  [Karel Zak]
fstrim:
   - de-duplicate btrfs sub-volumes  [Stanislav Brabec]
lib/strutils:
   - return end pointer by isdigit_string()  [Karel Zak]
libblkid:
   - (gpt) fix force flag  [Karel Zak]
   - Fix out of bounds reads on bad GPT header  [Alden Tondettar]
   - fix BLKID_PARTS_FORCE_GPT usage  [Karel Zak]
libfdisk:
   - (gpt) add check for entries array size  [Karel Zak]
   - fix fdisk_set_wipe_area() calls  [Karel Zak]
libmount:
   - make rootfs lookup by parent-id more robust  [Karel Zak]
logger:
   - support sub-trees in the ID for RFC5424  [Karel Zak]
lscpu:
   - Detect Windows Subsystem for Linux  [Stanislav Brabec]
   - don't use path_exist() before path_fopen()  [Karel Zak]
   - make osrelease file optional  [Karel Zak]
po:
   - merge changes  [Karel Zak]
   - update pt_BR.po (from translationproject.org)  [Rafael Fontenelle]
sfdisk:
   - --quiet fixes  [Karel Zak]
su:
   - properly clear child PID  [Karel Zak]
tests:
   - add build-sys enable-schedutils result  [Karel Zak]
umount:
   - exclude selinuxfs from --all  [Karel Zak]
-- 
 Karel Zak  <kzak@...hat.com>
 http://karelzak.blogspot.com