Fedora: Kernel Update 4.9.5 Moderate: Privilege Escalation Risk
fedora
January 24, 2017
The 4.9.5 stable kernel update contains a number of important fixes across the tree.
Summary
The kernel meta package
Update Information:
The 4.9.5 stable kernel update contains a number of important fixes across the tree.
Topics Covered
Change Log
References
[ 1 ] Bug #1414735 - CVE-2017-2583 Kernel: Kvm: vmx/svm potential privilege escalation inside guest
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1414735
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: 4.9.5
Release: 100.fc24
Summary: The Linux kernel
Topics Covered
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