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Fedora 24: 2017-4b9f61c68d Critical Kernel Fix - Memory Issue

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Calendar Grey February 27, 2017
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Crucial kernel security patch for Fedora 24 tackling significant vulnerabilities and delivering necessary improvements for system reliability.
The 4.9.12 update contains a number of important fixes across the tree

Summary

The kernel meta package

Update Information:

The 4.9.12 update contains a number of important fixes across the tree. This includes a fix for CVE-2017-6074 ---- The 4.9.11 update contains a number of important fixes across the tree

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical Fedora kernel memory

Change Log

References


[ 1 ] Bug #1423071 - CVE-2017-6074 kernel: use after free in dccp protocol https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1423071

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: 4.9.12
Release: 100.fc24
URL: https://www.kernel.org/
Summary: The Linux kernel

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical Fedora kernel memory

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