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Fedora 27 Kernel Update: 2018-21a7ad920c Critical Spectre Fixes

The 4.14.13 stable kernel update contains a number of important fixes across the tree. This is also the first update to contain some spectre mitigations. Some patches for variant 1 as well as the initial retpoline build for variant 2. These variant 2 mitigations will improve with further patches, and once compiler support is improved.. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2018-21a7ad920c 2018-01-12 13:04:35.338089 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name : kernel Product : Fedora 27 Version : 4.14.13 Release : 300.fc27 URL : https://www.kernel.org/ Summary : The Linux kernel Description : The kernel meta package --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Update Information: The 4.14.13 stable kernel update contains a number of important fixes across the tree. This is also the first update to contain some spectre mitigations. Some patches for variant 1 as well as the initial retpoline build for variant 2. These variant 2 mitigations will improve with further patches, and once compiler support is improved. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------References: [ 1 ] Bug #1531182 - Out-of-tree kernel modules fail to build on aarch64 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1531182 [ 2 ] Bug #1532058 - CONFIG_RESET_ATTACK_MITIGATION forces Lenovo X220 to hard power off and power on instead of reboot https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1532058 [ 3 ] Bug #1514969 - Bug in backlight handling renders system almost unusable https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1514969 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------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 availableat 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. . The Ubuntu kernel release 5.4.0 introduces vital patches and defenses against meltdow vulnerabilities boosting overall protection.. Kernel Update,Fedora Security Mitigations,Stable Kernel Fixes. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Jan 12, 2018 •Critical Fedora