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Fedora 24: 2017-392b319bb5 Critical: Kernel Security Patch Released

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Calendar Grey February 7, 2017
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Fedora 24's kernel security patch introduces vital updates to bolster system durability and performance.
The 4.9.7 update contains a number of important fixes across the tree

Summary

The kernel meta package

Update Information:

The 4.9.7 update contains a number of important fixes across the tree

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security advisory kernel update Fedora critical fix system patch

Change Log

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[ 1 ] Bug #1417812 - CVE-2017-2596 Kernel: kvm: page reference leakage in handle_vmon https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1417812

Update Instructions

This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade kernel' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html

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Name: kernel
Product: Fedora 24
Version: 4.9.7
Release: 101.fc24
URL: https://www.kernel.org/
Summary: The Linux kernel

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Topics Covered

security advisory kernel update Fedora critical fix system patch

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