Fedora 43: util-linux Update 2.41.4 Urgent CVE-2025-14105
fedora
December 17, 2025
upstream stable upgrade from 2.41.1 to 2.41.3 (CVE-2025-14104 and other issues)
Summary
The util-linux package contains a large variety of low-level system
utilities that are necessary for a Linux system to function. Among
others, util-linux contains the fdisk configuration tool and the login
program.
Update Information:
upstream stable upgrade from 2.41.1 to 2.41.3 (CVE-2025-14104 and other issues)
Topics Covered
Change Log
* Mon Dec 15 2025 Karel Zak
References
Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2025-40fe2fec53
2025-12-17 01:12:56.966742+00:00
Name : util-linux
Product : Fedora 43
Version : 2.41.3
Release : 7.fc43
URL : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Util-linux
Summary : Collection of basic system utilities
Description :
The util-linux package contains a large variety of low-level system
utilities that are necessary for a Linux system to function. Among
others, util-linux contains the fdisk configuration tool and the login
program.
Update Instructions
This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2025-40fe2fec53' 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: util-linux
Product: Fedora 43
Version: 2.41.3
Release: 7.fc43
Summary: Collection of basic system utilities
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