Fedora 20: kernel Security Update 2015-8518
Summary
The kernel package contains the Linux kernel (vmlinuz), the core of any
Linux operating system. The kernel handles the basic functions
of the operating system: memory allocation, process allocation, device
input and output, etc.
Update Information:
The 3.19.8 update contains a number of important fixes across the tree The 3.19.7 update contains a number of important updates across the tree The 3.19.6 stable updates contains a number of important fixes across the tree
Change Log
* Mon May 11 2015 Laura Abbott
References
[ 1 ] Bug #1218074 - CVE-2015-3636 kernel: ping sockets: use-after-free leading to local privilege escalation https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1218074 [ 2 ] Bug #1214030 - CVE-2015-3339 kernel: race condition between chown() and execve() https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1214030
Update Instructions
This update can be installed with the "yum" update program. Use su -c 'yum update kernel' at the command line. For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum", available at .