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Fedora 25: 2017-f519ebb3c4 Critical: Kernel Use After Free Issue

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Calendar Grey February 27, 2017
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Ubuntu 20.04 kernel update brings essential patches, particularly CVE-2020-12345, targeting severe vulnerabilities.
The 4.9.12 update contains a number of important fixesa cross the tree

Summary

The kernel meta package

Update Information:

The 4.9.12 update contains a number of important fixesa cross the tree. This includes a fix for CVE-2017-6074

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security advisory fedora critical software update kernel linux kernel use after free

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 25
Version: 4.9.12
Release: 200.fc25
URL: https://www.kernel.org/
Summary: The Linux kernel

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security advisory fedora critical software update kernel linux kernel use after free

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