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Fedora 24 Kernel Update: FEDORA-2017-6cc158c193 Critical Heap Overflow

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Calendar Grey January 30, 2017
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A critical kernel patch for Fedora 24 has been released, targeting essential repairs and weaknesses that impact the overall integrity and safety of the system.
The 4.9.6 stable kernel update contains a number of important fixes across the tree.

Summary

The kernel meta package

Update Information:

The 4.9.6 stable kernel update contains a number of important fixes across the tree.

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Topics Covered

security advisory security update critical Fedora heap overflow kernel system stability

Change Log

References


[ 1 ] Bug #1416437 - CVE-2017-5577 kernel: vc4: Heap-buffer overflow due to failing checks https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1416437 [ 2 ] Bug #1416436 - CVE-2017-5576 kernel: vc4: Integer overflow in temporary allocation layout https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1416436 [ 3 ] Bug #1416126 - CVE-2017-5551 kernel: S_ISGD is not cleared when setting posix ACLs in tmpfs (CVE-2016-7097 incomplete fix) https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1416126 [ 4 ] Bug #1416110 - CVE-2017-5548 kernel: Using stack for buffers in ieee802154 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1416110 [ 5 ] Bug #1416101 - CVE-2016-10153 kernel: introduce ceph_crypt() for in-place en/decryption https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1416101 [ 6 ] Bug #1416096 - CVE-2017-5547 kernel: DMA buffers on stack https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1416096

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: 4.9.6
Release: 100.fc24
URL: https://www.kernel.org/
Summary: The Linux kernel

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Topics Covered

security advisory security update critical Fedora heap overflow kernel system stability

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