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Fedora 27 Kernel Update 2018-d09a73ce72 Moderate: Address Leak and DoS

The 4.14.16 stable kernel update contains a number of important fixes across the tree. ---- The 4.14.15-301 update reverts the retpoline VERMAGIC ABI change for modules. ---- The 4.14.15 stable kernel update contains a number of important fixes across the tree.. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2018-d09a73ce72 2018-02-02 17:39:05.895284 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name : kernel Product : Fedora 27 Version : 4.14.16 Release : 300.fc27 URL : https://www.kernel.org/ Summary : The Linux kernel Description : The kernel meta package --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Update Information: The 4.14.16 stable kernel update contains a number of important fixes across the tree. ---- The 4.14.15-301 update reverts the retpoline VERMAGIC ABI change for modules. ---- The 4.14.15 stable kernel update contains a number of important fixes across the tree. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------References: [ 1 ] Bug #1492664 - kernel: Soft lockup in warn_alloc https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1492664 [ 2 ] Bug #1539706 - CVE-2018-5750 kernel: Kernel address information leak in drivers/acpi/sbshc.c:acpi_smbus_hc_add() function potentially allowing KASLR bypass https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1539706 [ 3 ] Bug #1535315 - CVE-2018-1000004 kernel: Race condition in sound system can lead to denial of service https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1535315 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade kernel' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html All packages are signed with theFedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at https://fedoraproject.org/security/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ package-announce mailing list -- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. To unsubscribe send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Kernel refresh in Fedora 27 incorporates essential patches that tackle security vulnerabilities, which notably include possible DoS exploitations.. Fedora Kernel Update, Address Information Leak, DoS, Kernel Security. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Feb 02, 2018 Fedora