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Fedora 37: FEDORA-2023-638681260a Critical: Kernel Update Issues

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Calendar Grey August 10, 2023
Dist Fedora Esm H88
The recent 6.4.9 kernel update in Fedora 37 introduces significant enhancements to boost overall system resilience and bolster security protocols.
The 6.4.9 stable kernel update contains a number of important fixes across the tree.

Summary

The kernel meta package

Update Information:

The 6.4.9 stable kernel update contains a number of important fixes across the tree.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Fedora critical fix kernel system update information disclosure stability enhancement

Change Log

* Tue Aug 8 2023 Justin M. Forbes [6.4.9-0] - Config updates for 6.4.9 (Justin M. Forbes) - Update BugsFixed for 6.4.9 (Justin M. Forbes) - Add some BugsFixed for the 6.4.9 update (Justin M. Forbes) - ACPI: resource: revert "Remove "Zen" specific match and quirks" (Hans de Goede) - arm: i.MX: Some minor NXP i.MX cleanups (Peter Robinson) - Linux v6.4.9

References


[ 1 ] Bug #2207625 - CVE-2023-20569 hw amd: Return Address Predictor velunerability leading to information disclosure https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2207625 [ 2 ] Bug #2230156 - CVE-2023-34319 xen: buffer overrun in netback due to unusual packet (XSA-432) https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2230156

Update Instructions

This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2023-638681260a' 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 37
Version: 6.4.9
Release: 100.fc37
URL: https://www.kernel.org/
Summary: The Linux kernel

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Topics Covered

security advisory Fedora critical fix kernel system update information disclosure stability enhancement

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