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Fedora 22 2016-e7162262b0 Critical: Kernel Security Flaw Fix

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Calendar Grey February 28, 2016
Dist Fedora Esm H88
Apply the recent kernel security patch for Fedora 22 to mitigate serious threats and improve system reliability.
Update to the latest upstream stable release, Linux v4.3.6

Summary

The kernel meta package

Update Information:

Update to the latest upstream stable release, Linux v4.3.6

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Topics Covered

security advisory software update Fedora bug fix security patch kernel critical flaw

Change Log

References


[ 1 ] Bug #1305803 - CVE-2016-0617 kernel: hugetlbfs: fix bugs in hugetlb_vmtruncate_list() https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1305803 [ 2 ] Bug #1308444 - CVE-2016-2384 kernel: double-free in usb-audio triggered by invalid USB descriptor https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1308444 [ 3 ] Bug #1308452 - CVE-2016-2383 kernel: incorrect branch fixups for eBPG allow arbitrary read https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1308452 [ 4 ] Bug #1303532 - CVE-2015-8812 kernel: CXGB3: Logic bug in return code handling prematurely frees key structures causing Use after free or kernel panic. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1303532

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 22
Version: 4.3.6
Release: 201.fc22
URL: https://www.kernel.org/
Summary: The Linux kernel

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Topics Covered

security advisory software update Fedora bug fix security patch kernel critical flaw

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