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Mageia 7: MGASA-2019-0295 Moderate: Kernel Security Update

This kernel update is based on the upstream 5.3.6 and fixes several issues. * a potential kernel crash by using suppress-prefix rule in ipv6 * 3rdparty rtl8723/rtl8821ce drivers have been fixed to work with kernel 5.3 series . MGASA-2019-0295 - Updated kernel packages fix various issues Publication date: 16 Oct 2019 URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0295.html Type: security Affected Mageia releases: 7 This kernel update is based on the upstream 5.3.6 and fixes several issues. * a potential kernel crash by using suppress-prefix rule in ipv6 * 3rdparty rtl8723/rtl8821ce drivers have been fixed to work with kernel 5.3 series * rtl8xxxu: Fix wifi low signal strength issue of RTL8723BU * rtw88 and exfat drivers have been updated * amdgpu: re-enable bulk moves WireGuard has been updated to 0.0.20191012. For other uptstream fixes in this update, see the referenced changelogs. References: - https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25561 - https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24605 - https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.3.4 - https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.3.5 - https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.3.6 SRPMS: - 7/core/kernel-5.3.6-2.mga7 - 7/core/kmod-virtualbox-6.0.12-4.mga7 - 7/core/kmod-xtables-addons-3.5-4.mga7 - 7/core/wireguard-tools-0.0.20191012-1.mga7 . The kernel security patch MGASA-2019-0295 resolves multiple vulnerabilities, including a crash related to ipv6 and improvements in driver stability.. kernel update, Mageia security, driver fix, wireguard patch. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Oct 16, 2019 •Important Mageia