--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2017-abda708cee
2017-11-14 08:52:35.167689
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name        : kernel
Product     : Fedora 27
Version     : 4.13.12
Release     : 300.fc27
URL         : https://www.kernel.org/
Summary     : The Linux kernel
Description :
The kernel meta package

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Update Information:

The 4.13.12 update contains a number of important fixes across the tree.  It
contains security fixes for CVE-2017-16532 and CVE-2017-16538.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------References:

  [ 1 ] Bug #1510826 - CVE-2017-16538 kernel: general protection fault in drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/lmedm04.c
        https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1510826
  [ 2 ] Bug #1510835 - CVE-2017-16532 kernel: Null pointer dereference in get_endpoints function in drivers/usb/misc/usbtest.c
        https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1510835
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------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 27: kernel Security Update 2017-abda708cee

November 14, 2017
The 4.13.12 update contains a number of important fixes across the tree

Summary

The kernel meta package

The 4.13.12 update contains a number of important fixes across the tree. It

contains security fixes for CVE-2017-16532 and CVE-2017-16538.

[ 1 ] Bug #1510826 - CVE-2017-16538 kernel: general protection fault in drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/lmedm04.c

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1510826

[ 2 ] Bug #1510835 - CVE-2017-16532 kernel: Null pointer dereference in get_endpoints function in drivers/usb/misc/usbtest.c

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1510835

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/

package-announce mailing list -- package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org

To unsubscribe send an email to package-announce-leave@lists.fedoraproject.org

FEDORA-2017-abda708cee 2017-11-14 08:52:35.167689 Product : Fedora 27 Version : 4.13.12 Release : 300.fc27 URL : https://www.kernel.org/ Summary : The Linux kernel Description : The kernel meta package The 4.13.12 update contains a number of important fixes across the tree. It contains security fixes for CVE-2017-16532 and CVE-2017-16538. [ 1 ] Bug #1510826 - CVE-2017-16538 kernel: general protection fault in drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/lmedm04.c https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1510826 [ 2 ] Bug #1510835 - CVE-2017-16532 kernel: Null pointer dereference in get_endpoints function in drivers/usb/misc/usbtest.c https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1510835 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/ package-announce mailing list -- package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to package-announce-leave@lists.fedoraproject.org

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Product : Fedora 27
Version : 4.13.12
Release : 300.fc27
URL : https://www.kernel.org/
Summary : The Linux kernel

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