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Fedora 21: 2015-0253d1f070 Critical: Kernel Buffer Overflow Alert

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Calendar Grey November 13, 2015
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Ubuntu 20.04 system patch fixes a severe security vulnerability. Users should take prompt measures to secure their systems.
kernel-4.1.12-101.fc21 - Linux v4.1.12 ---- kernel-4.1.12-100.fc21 - Linux v4.1.12

Summary

The kernel meta package

Update Information:

kernel-4.1.12-101.fc21 - Linux v4.1.12 ---- kernel-4.1.12-100.fc21 - Linux v4.1.12

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Topics Covered

security advisory update buffer overflow critical Fedora kernel software

Change Log

References


[ 1 ] Bug #1243852 - CVE-2015-5156 kernel: buffer overflow with fraglist larger than MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 2 in virtio-net https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243852

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 .

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Name: kernel
Product: Fedora 21
Version: 4.1.12
Release: 101.fc21
URL: https://www.kernel.org/
Summary: The Linux kernel

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Topics Covered

security advisory update buffer overflow critical Fedora kernel software

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