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Fedora 29: FEDORA-2018-272cf2f9f4 Critical Privilege Escalation Fix

The 4.18.9 stable update contains a number of important fixes across the tree. ---- The 4.18.8 update contains a number of important fixes across the tree. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2018-272cf2f9f4 2018-09-26 20:19:35.843573 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name : kernel Product : Fedora 29 Version : 4.18.9 Release : 300.fc29 URL : https://www.kernel.org/ Summary : The Linux kernel Description : The kernel meta package --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Update Information: The 4.18.9 stable update contains a number of important fixes across the tree. ---- The 4.18.8 update contains a number of important fixes across the tree --------------------------------------------------------------------------------References: [ 1 ] Bug #1631205 - CVE-2018-17182 kernel: Use-after-free in the vmacache_flush_all function resulting in a possible privilege escalation https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1631205 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2018-272cf2f9f4' 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 the Fedora 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. Fedora Code of Conduct:https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it./ . Fedora 29's recent kernel updates target critical security issues found in version 4.18.9, aiming to boost overall system reliability.. Fedora 29 Kernel Update, Privilege Escalation Fix, System Security Update. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Sep 26, 2018 •Critical Fedora