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Fedora 32: FEDORA-2020-3c6fedeb83 Critical: Kernel 5.8.9 Buffer Overflow

The 5.8.9 stable kernel update contains a number of important fixes across the tree.. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2020-3c6fedeb83 2020-09-16 14:43:48.853144 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name : kernel Product : Fedora 32 Version : 5.8.9 Release : 200.fc32 URL : https://www.kernel.org/ Summary : The Linux kernel Description : The kernel meta package --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Update Information: The 5.8.9 stable kernel update contains a number of important fixes across the tree. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------ChangeLog: * Mon Sep 14 2020 Justin M. Forbes - 5.8.9-200 - Linux v5.8.9 - Fix error code in bdev_del_part (rhbz 1878858) * Thu Sep 10 2020 Justin M. Forbes - Fix CVE-2020-25211 (rhbz 1877571 1877572) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------References: [ 1 ] Bug #1877571 - CVE-2020-25211 kernel: Local buffer overflow in ctnetlink_parse_tuple_filter in net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1877571 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2020-3c6fedeb83' 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 sendan 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./ . The Kernel 5.8.9 release for Fedora 32 resolves significant buffer overflow vulnerabilities and introduces essential enhancements.. Fedora Kernel Update, Buffer Overflow Issue, Linux Kernel 5.8.9, Security Advisory Fedora. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Sep 16, 2020 •Critical Fedora