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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2017-15fbaf2450
2017-03-28 18:00:15.690492
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Name        : kernel
Product     : Fedora 24
Version     : 4.9.17
Release     : 100.fc24
URL         : https://www.kernel.org/
Summary     : The Linux kernel
Description :
The kernel meta package

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Update Information:

The 4.9.17 update contains a number of important fixes across the tree  ----
The 4.9.16 update contains a number of important fixes across the tree  ----
The 4.9.15 update contains a number of important fixes across the tree  ----
The 4.9.14 update contains a number of important fixes across the tree.
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References:

  [ 1 ] Bug #1432429 - CVE-2017-6874 kernel: Race condition in kernel/ucount.c
        https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1432429
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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

All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the
GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at
https://fedoraproject.org/security/
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Fedora 24: kernel Security Update 2017-15fbaf2450

March 28, 2017
The 4.9.17 update contains a number of important fixes across the tree ---- The 4.9.16 update contains a number of important fixes across the tree ---- The 4.9.15 update contains a...

Summary

The kernel meta package

Update Information:

The 4.9.17 update contains a number of important fixes across the tree ---- The 4.9.16 update contains a number of important fixes across the tree ---- The 4.9.15 update contains a number of important fixes across the tree ---- The 4.9.14 update contains a number of important fixes across the tree.

Change Log

References

[ 1 ] Bug #1432429 - CVE-2017-6874 kernel: Race condition in kernel/ucount.c https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1432429

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

Severity
Name : kernel
Product : Fedora 24
Version : 4.9.17
Release : 100.fc24
URL : https://www.kernel.org/
Summary : The Linux kernel

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