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Fedora 39: FEDORA-2024-2fcce4ffb7 Critical Kernel Update

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Calendar Grey April 2, 2024
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The kernel version 6.7.11 update for Fedora 39 brings notable improvements and corrections aimed at enhancing system performance.
The 6.7.11 stable kernel update contains a number of important fixes across the tree.

Summary

The kernel meta package

Update Information:

The 6.7.11 stable kernel update contains a number of important fixes across the tree.

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security advisory critical Fedora kernel system patching

Change Log

* Wed Mar 27 2024 Augusto Caringi [6.7.11-0] - Config updates for stable (Justin M. Forbes) - xfs: fix SEEK_HOLE/DATA for regions with active COW extents (Dave Chinner) - drm/amd: Flush GFXOFF requests in prepare stage (Mario Limonciello) - Linux v6.7.11

References


[ 1 ] Bug #2271873 - CVE-2024-26651 kernel: sr9800: Add check for usbnet_get_endpoints https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2271873

Update Instructions

This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2024-2fcce4ffb7' 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 39
Version: 6.7.11
Release: 200.fc39
URL: https://www.kernel.org/
Summary: The Linux kernel

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical Fedora kernel system patching

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