Mageia: 2019-0306 Critical: Kernel Update for Buffer Overflow
mageia
October 29, 2019
This kernel update is based on the upstream 5.3.7 and fixes several issues: * various security issues in the usb subsystem * rtl_p2p_noa_ie in drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/...
Summary
This kernel update is based on the upstream 5.3.7 and fixes several issues:
* various security issues in the usb subsystem
* rtl_p2p_noa_ie in drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/ps.c in the Linux
kernel through 5.3.6 lacks a certain upper-bound check, leading to a
buffer overflow (CVE-2019-17666)
Other issues fixed by this update:
* Xorg displays a black screen with kernel > 5.2.x on some Intel GPUs
(mga#25546)
* Firmware crash with Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless AC 3168 (mga#25609)
* a fix for an MTRR bug for intel-lpss-pci causing atleast some Ice Lake
laptops to not boot
For other upstream fixes in this update, see the referenced changelog.
References
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25602
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25546
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25609
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.3.7
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-17666
Topics Covered
Resolution
SRPMS
- 7/core/kernel-5.3.7-4.mga7
- 7/core/kmod-virtualbox-6.0.14-4.mga7
- 7/core/kmod-xtables-addons-3.5-6.mga7
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Publication date: 29 Oct 2019
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0306.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2019-17666
Topics Covered
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