Fedora 17 Update: kernel-3.3.4-3.fc17

[updates at fedoraproject.org]

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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2012-7212
2012-05-03 15:50:02
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Name        : kernel
Product     : Fedora 17
Version     : 3.3.4
Release     : 3.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:

This update contains a large number of fixes from the stable queue.
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References:

  [ 1 ] Bug #817298 - ipw2x00: backport patch for nl80211 cipher suite reporting
        https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=817298
  [ 2 ] Bug #806548 - Kernel 3.3.x: terrible slow boot / shutdown in VMWare
        https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=806548
  [ 3 ] Bug #817844 - [abrt]: BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 00000505
        https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=817844
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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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