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Fedora 35 Kernel Update 5.17.12 Critical: Null Pointer Issue

The 5.17.12 stable kernel update contains a number of important fixes across the tree.. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2022-3b86247c11 2022-06-05 01:26:55.202323 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name : kernel Product : Fedora 35 Version : 5.17.12 Release : 200.fc35 URL : https://www.kernel.org/ Summary : The Linux kernel Description : The kernel meta package --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Update Information: The 5.17.12 stable kernel update contains a number of important fixes across the tree. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------ChangeLog: * Mon May 30 2022 Justin M. Forbes [5.17.12-0] - Revert "crypto: rng - Override drivers/char/random in FIPS mode" (Justin M. Forbes) - Revert "random: Add hook to override device reads and getrandom(2)" (Justin M. Forbes) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------References: [ 1 ] Bug #2090723 - CVE-2022-1789 kernel: x86/kvm: NULL pointer dereference in kvm_mmu_invpcid_gva https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2090723 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2022-3b86247c11' 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 anemail 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./ Do not reply to spam on the list, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure . Apply the Fedora kernel upgrade to version 5.17.12 to address critical vulnerabilities, thereby improving system security and reliability.. Fedora 35 Kernel Update, Critical Kernel Fixes, Linux System Security. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Jun 04, 2022 •Critical Fedora