[SECURITY] Fedora 17 Update: kernel-3.3.0-5.fc17
updates at fedoraproject.org
updates at fedoraproject.org
Thu Apr 12 02:02:16 UTC 2012
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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2012-4761
2012-03-28 05:42:35
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Name : kernel
Product : Fedora 17
Version : 3.3.0
Release : 5.fc17
URL : http://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.
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Update Information:
Fixes CVE-2012-1568
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References:
[ 1 ] Bug #806033 - BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 0000000000000038 hci_conn_hash_flush
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=806033
[ 2 ] Bug #805538 - FIPS-140 support is missing
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=805538
[ 3 ] Bug #804353 - intel-ips: IRQ handler type mismatch for IRQ 0
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=804353
[ 4 ] Bug #804957 - CVE-2012-1568 kernel: execshield: predictable ascii armour base address [fedora-all]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=804957
[ 5 ] Bug #804007 - [abrt] kernel: WARNING: at lib/debugobjects.c:262 debug_print_object+0x8c/0xb0()
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=804007
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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 http://docs.fedoraproject.org/yum/.
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/keys
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