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Fedora 11: FEDORA-2009-6768 Moderate: Kernel Driver And Modesetting Fixes

Update to kernel 2.6.29.5: Includes DRM modesetting bug fixes. Adds driver for VIA SD/MMC controllers and full support for the Nano processor in 64-bit mode.. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2009-6768 2009-06-19 12:33:39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name : kernel Product : Fedora 11 Version : 2.6.29.5 Release : 191.fc11 URL : https://www.kernel.org/ Summary : The Linux kernel Description : The kernel package contains the Linux kernel (vmlinuz), the core of any Linux operating system. The kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system: memory allocation, process allocation, device input and output, etc. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Information: Update to kernel 2.6.29.5: Includes DRM modesetting bug fixes. Adds driver for VIA SD/MMC controllers and full support for the Nano processor in 64-bit mode. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ChangeLog: * Tue Jun 16 2009 Chuck Ebbert 2.6.29.5-191 - Copy latest version of the -mm streaming IO and executable pages patches from F-10 - Copy the saner-vm-settings patch from F-10: change writeback interval from 5,30 seconds to 3,10 seconds - Comment out the null credentials debugging patch (bug #494067) * Tue Jun 16 2009 Chuck Ebbert 2.6.29.5-190 - Two r8169 driver updates from 2.6.30 - Update via-sdmmc driver * Tue Jun 16 2009 Chuck Ebbert 2.6.29.5-189 - New debug patch for bug #494067, now enabled for non-debug kernels too. * Tue Jun 16 2009 Chuck Ebbert 2.6.29.5-188 - Avoid lockup on OOM with /dev/zero * Tue Jun 16 2009 Chuck Ebbert 2.6.29.5-187 - Drop the disable of mwait on VIA Nano processor. The lockup bug is fixed by BIOS updates. * Tue Jun 16 2009 Ben Skeggs 2.6.29.5-186 - nouveau: Use VBIOS image from PRAMIN in preference to PROM (#492658) * Tue Jun16 2009 Dave Airlie 2.6.29.5-185 - drm-connector-dpms-fix.patch - allow hw to dpms off - drm-dont-frob-i2c.patch - don't play with i2c bits just do EDID - drm-intel-tv-fix.patch - fixed intel tv after connector dpms - drm-modesetting-radeon-fixes.patch - fix AGP issues (go faster) (otaylor) - drm-radeon-fix-ring-commit.patch - fix stability on some radeons - drm-radeon-new-pciids.patch - add rv770/790 support - drm-intel-vmalloc.patch - fix vmalloc patch * Mon Jun 15 2009 Chuck Ebbert - 2.6.29.5-184 - Get rid of the annoying parport sysctl registration warning (#503773) (linux-2.6-parport-quickfix-the-proc-registration-bug.patch) * Mon Jun 15 2009 Chuck Ebbert - 2.6.29.5-183 - Linux 2.6.29.5 * Mon Jun 15 2009 Chuck Ebbert - 2.6.29.5-182.rc1 - Add support for touchpad on MacBook 5 (Unibody) (#504197) * Mon Jun 15 2009 Chuck Ebbert - 2.6.29.5-181.rc1 - Fix reporting of short writes to the NFS client (#493500) * Mon Jun 15 2009 John W. Linville - neigh: fix state transition INCOMPLETE-> FAILED via Netlink request * Fri Jun 12 2009 Chuck Ebbert - 2.6.29.5-179.rc1 - VIA Nano / VX800 fixes Padlock 64-bit fixes Disable mwait on the Nano Add via-sdmmc driver Enable the VIA random number generator on 64-bit - Enable the userspace ARP daemon (#502844) * Wed Jun 10 2009 Ben Skeggs - drm-nouveau.patch: fill in modes derived from VBIOS tables better * Tue Jun 9 2009 Chuck Ebbert - 2.6.29.5-177.rc1 - 2.6.29.5-rc1 - Reverted from stable, patch already in drm-next: drm-r128-fix-r128-ioremaps-to-use-ioremap_wc.patch - Dropped patches, merged in -stable: hpet-fixes.patch keys-Handle-there-being-no-fallback-destination-key.patch kvm-Fix-PDPTR-reloading-on-CR4-writes.patch kvm-Make-paravirt-tlb-flush-also-reload-the-PAE-PDP.patch linux-2.6-ptrace-fix-possible-zombie-leak.patch linux-2.6-usb-cdc-acm-remove-low-latency-flag.patch linux-2.6-xen-xenbus_state_transition_when_not_connected.patch linux-2.6.29.5-ext4-stable-fixes.patch * Tue Jun 9 2009 John W.Linville - Clean-up some wireless bits in config-generic * Tue Jun 9 2009 Chuck Ebbert - 2.6.29.4-175 - Add ext4 stable patch queue, 18 patches submitted for 2.6.29.5 (adds 10 patches that weren't already in F-11.) * Tue Jun 9 2009 Chuck Ebbert - 2.6.29.4-174 - Add support for ACPI P-states on VIA processors. - Disable the e_powersaver driver. * Mon Jun 8 2009 Chuck Ebbert - 2.6.29.4-173 - Add linux-2.6-ptrace-fix-possible-zombie-leak.patch Fixes bug #481753, ptraced processes fail to deliver exit notification to parent * Mon Jun 8 2009 Chuck Ebbert - 2.6.29.4-172 - Add linux-2.6-netdev-ehea-fix-circular-locking.patch (#498854) * Mon Jun 8 2009 Chuck Ebbert - 2.6.29.4-171 - Add AT keyboard forced key release quirks for four more notebooks. (Fixes Samsung NC20/Q45, Fujitsu PA1510/Xi3650) * Mon Jun 8 2009 Chuck Ebbert - 2.6.29.4-170 - Drop ALSA jiffies-based PCM boundary checking (#498858) * Mon Jun 8 2009 Chuck Ebbert - 2.6.29.4-169 - Add debug patch for finding null security credentials. (494067) * Tue Jun 2 2009 Roland McGrath - 2.6.29.4-168 - utrace update (fixes stap PR10185) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- References: [ 1 ] Bug #502981 - CVE-2009-1385 kernel: e1000_clean_rx_irq() denial of service https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=502981 [ 2 ] Bug #504726 - CVE-2009-1389 kernel: r8169: fix crash when large packets are received https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=504726 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This update can be installed with the "yum" update program. Use su -c 'yum update kernel' at the command line. For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum", available at . All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be foundat https://fedoraproject.org/security/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Fedora-package-announce mailing list This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it./ . The Fedora 11 kernel update brings significant DRM improvements, introduces a variety of new device drivers, and boosts 64-bit functionality for the Nano processor.. Fedora 11 Kernel Update, Open Source Driver Fixes, Linux Kernel Enhancements. . Severity: Medium. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Jun 24, 2009 •Medium Fedora