Fedora 24: Kernel Update 2016-5cb5b4082d Critical Use After Free
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December 13, 2016
The 4.8.13 stable kernel update contains a number of important fixes across the tree.
Summary
The kernel meta package
Update Information:
The 4.8.13 stable kernel update contains a number of important fixes across the tree.
Change Log
References
[ 1 ] Bug #1400019 - CVE-2016-8655 kernel: Race condition in packet_set_ring leads to use after free
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1400019
[ 2 ] Bug #1402013 - CVE-2016-9793 kernel: Signed overflow for SO_{SND|RCV}BUFFORCE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1402013
[ 3 ] Bug #1403145 - CVE-2016-9576 kernel: Use after free in SCSI generic device interface
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1403145
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: 4.8.13
Release: 200.fc24
Summary: The Linux kernel
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