Fedora 40: 6.8.5 Critical Advisory: Kernel Update Issues Resolved
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April 13, 2024
The 6.8.5 stable kernel update contains a number of important fixes across the tree.
Summary
The kernel meta package
Update Information:
The 6.8.5 stable kernel update contains a number of important fixes across the tree.
Change Log
* Thu Apr 11 2024 Justin M. Forbes
References
[ 1 ] Bug #2273968 - CVE-2024-26811 kernel: ksmbd: validate payload size in ipc response [fedora-all]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2273968
[ 2 ] Bug #2274047 - Bluetooth headset partially connects under some circumstances with blues 5.73-3.fc40.x86_64
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2274047
[ 3 ] Bug #2274069 - AMD-PMF driver fails to load on kernel- 6.8.4-300.fc40.x86_64. Resulting in GPU failing to use full gpu available watts.
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2274069
Update Instructions
This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2024-6d35739db7' 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 40
Version: 6.8.5
Release: 301.fc40
Summary: The Linux kernel
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