Fedora 40: 2024-811cffc4ef critical: kernel headers security update
fedora
December 16, 2024
The 6.12.4 stable kernel rebase contains new features, additional hardware support and 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 6.12.4 stable kernel rebase contains new features, additional hardware support and a number of important fixes across the tree.
Topics Covered
Change Log
* Mon Dec 9 2024 Justin M. Forbes
References
[ 1 ] Bug #2322092 - CVE-2024-50067 kernel: uprobe: avoid out-of-bounds memory access of fetching args [fedora-all]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2322092
Update Instructions
This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2024-811cffc4ef' 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-headers
Product: Fedora 40
Version: 6.12.4
Release: 100.fc40
Summary: Header files for the Linux kernel for use by glibc
Topics Covered
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