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Fedora 38 FEDORA-2023-15deb2e32a Critical Update for Kernel 6.6.3

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Calendar Grey December 4, 2023
Dist Fedora Esm H88
Fedora 38 updates kernel-headers to version 6.6.3, boosting system stability and strengthening security against potential threats.
The 6.6.3 stable kernel update contains a number of important fixes across the tree.

Summary

Kernel-headers includes the C header files that specify the interface

between the Linux kernel and userspace libraries and programs. The

header files define structures and constants that are needed for

building most standard programs and are also needed for rebuilding the

glibc package.

Update Information:

The 6.6.3 stable kernel update contains a number of important fixes across the tree.

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Change Log

* Tue Nov 28 2023 Justin M. Forbes - 6.6.3-100 - Linux v6.6.3

References


[ 1 ] Bug #2250105 - CVE-2023-6111 kernel: netfilter: use-after-free when removing catchall element in GC sync path https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2250105

Update Instructions

This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2023-15deb2e32a' 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-headers
Product: Fedora 38
Version: 6.6.3
Release: 100.fc38
URL: https://www.kernel.org/
Summary: Header files for the Linux kernel for use by glibc

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