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Fedora 40: 2024-010fe8772a Critical Kernel Security Advisory

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Calendar Grey May 3, 2024
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The 6.8.8 stable kernel update contains a number of important fixes across the tree.

Summary

The kernel meta package

Update Information:

The 6.8.8 stable kernel update contains a number of important fixes across the tree.

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue critical Fedora kernel fixes system patch

Change Log

* Sat Apr 27 2024 Justin M. Forbes [6.8.8-0] - Update BugsFixed for 6.8.8 (Justin M. Forbes) - Turn on ISM for Fedora (Justin M. Forbes) - Turn off some Fedora UBSAN options to avoid false positives (Justin M. Forbes) - fedora: aarch64: Enable a QCom Robotics platforms requirements (Peter Robinson) - Turn on UBSAN for Fedora (Justin M. Forbes) - Linux v6.8.8

References


[ 1 ] Bug #126342 - Meta bug: custom built kernels https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=126342 [ 2 ] Bug #2276666 - CVE-2024-26922 kernel: drm/amdgpu: validate the parameters of bo mapping operations more clearly [fedora-all] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2276666 [ 3 ] Bug #2277155 - Fedora 39 - Device Driver for ISM not configured in kernel https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2277155 [ 4 ] Bug #2277170 - CVE-2024-26924 kernel: netfilter: nft_set_pipapo: do not free live element [fedora-all] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2277170 [ 5 ] Bug #2278253 - CVE-2024-27022 kernel: fork: defer linking file vma until vma is fully initialized [fedora-all] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2278253 [ 6 ] Bug #2278255 - CVE-2024-27021 kernel: r8169: fix LED-related deadlock on module removal [fedora-all] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2278255 [ 7 ] Bug #227825...

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Update Instructions

This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2024-010fe8772a' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgrade-command-label

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Name: kernel
Product: Fedora 40
Version: 6.8.8
Release: 300.fc40
URL: https://www.kernel.org/
Summary: The Linux kernel

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue critical Fedora kernel fixes system patch

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