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Mageia 9 MGASA-2025-0078 Critical Kernel Security Issues Fixed

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Calendar Grey February 26, 2025
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Debian 2025-0078 releases kernel-linus updates correcting critical vulnerabilities and errors to enhance system reliability.
Vanilla upstream kernel version 6.6.79 fixes bugs and vulnerabilities

Summary

Vanilla upstream kernel version 6.6.79 fixes bugs and vulnerabilities. For information about the vulnerabilities see the links.

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34024

- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.75

- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.76

- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.77

- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.78

- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.79

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-21687

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-21688

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-21689

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-21690

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-21691

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-21692

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-21699

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-21700

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-21701

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Topics Covered

security advisory security update critical software update bug fix security fix kernel system stability system patch threat mitigation Mageia

Resolution

SRPMS

- 9/core/kernel-linus-6.6.79-1.mga9

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Publication date: 26 Feb 2025
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2025-0078.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2025-21687, CVE-2025-21688, CVE-2025-21689, CVE-2025-21690, CVE-2025-21691, CVE-2025-21692, CVE-2025-21699, CVE-2025-21700, CVE-2025-21701

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory security update critical software update bug fix security fix kernel system stability system patch threat mitigation Mageia

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