Package        : linux-tools
Version        : 3.2.101-1
Debian Bug     : 693667 696957 708994

This update doesn't fix a vulnerability in linux-tools, but provides
support for building Linux kernel modules with the "retpoline"
mitigation for CVE-2017-5715 (Spectre variant 2).

This update also includes bug fixes from the upstream Linux 3.2 stable
branch up to and including 3.2.101.

For Debian 7 "Wheezy", these problems have been fixed in version
3.2.101-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your linux-tools packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

-- 
Ben Hutchings - Debian developer, member of kernel, installer and LTS teams

Debian LTS: DLA-1349-1: linux-tools security update

April 16, 2018
This update doesn't fix a vulnerability in linux-tools, but provides support for building Linux kernel modules with the "retpoline" mitigation for CVE-2017-5715 (Spectre variant 2)

Summary


This update doesn't fix a vulnerability in linux-tools, but provides
support for building Linux kernel modules with the "retpoline"
mitigation for CVE-2017-5715 (Spectre variant 2).

This update also includes bug fixes from the upstream Linux 3.2 stable
branch up to and including 3.2.101.

For Debian 7 "Wheezy", these problems have been fixed in version
3.2.101-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your linux-tools packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

--
Ben Hutchings - Debian developer, member of kernel, installer and LTS teams


Severity 
Package        : linux-tools
Version : 3.2.101-1
Debian Bug : 693667 696957 708994

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