Fedora 24: 2017-392b319bb5 Critical: Kernel Security Patch Released
fedora
February 7, 2017
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
Topics Covered
Change Log
References
[ 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
Summary: The Linux kernel
Topics Covered
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