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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2016-7e12ae5359
2016-02-28 08:31:31.053922
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Name        : kernel
Product     : Fedora 23
Version     : 4.4.2
Release     : 301.fc23
URL         : https://www.kernel.org/
Summary     : The Linux kernel
Description :
The kernel meta package

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Update Information:

This is an incremental update over 4.4.2-300 which contains two fixes  fix for
AMD IOMMU warnings use after free in USB  ----  The 4.4.2 update contains a
number of important updates across the kernel tree.
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References:

  [ 1 ] 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
  [ 2 ] Bug #1308452 - CVE-2016-2383 kernel: incorrect branch fixups for eBPG allow arbitrary read
        https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1308452
  [ 3 ] 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
  [ 4 ] Bug #1305803 - CVE-2016-0617 kernel: hugetlbfs: fix bugs in hugetlb_vmtruncate_list()
        https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1305803
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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 .

All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key.  More details on the
GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at
https://fedoraproject.org/security/
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Fedora 23: kernel Security Update 2016-7e12ae5359

February 28, 2016
This is an incremental update over 4.4.2-300 which contains two fixes fix for AMD IOMMU warnings use after free in USB ---- The 4.4.2 update contains a number of important updates ...

Summary

The kernel meta package

Update Information:

This is an incremental update over 4.4.2-300 which contains two fixes fix for AMD IOMMU warnings use after free in USB ---- The 4.4.2 update contains a number of important updates across the kernel tree.

Change Log

References

[ 1 ] 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 [ 2 ] Bug #1308452 - CVE-2016-2383 kernel: incorrect branch fixups for eBPG allow arbitrary read https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1308452 [ 3 ] 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 [ 4 ] Bug #1305803 - CVE-2016-0617 kernel: hugetlbfs: fix bugs in hugetlb_vmtruncate_list() https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1305803

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 .

Severity
Name : kernel
Product : Fedora 23
Version : 4.4.2
Release : 301.fc23
URL : https://www.kernel.org/
Summary : The Linux kernel

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