[Cucumber-linux-security] linux (security update is available)
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From: Z5T1 <z5...@z5...> - 2017-07-02 16:45:30
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Update Information A security update is available for linux for the following versions of Cucumber Linux: * 1.0.rc Here are the details from the Cucumber 1.0.rc changelog: +----------------+ Sun Jul 2 09:35:41 EDT 2017 base/linux upgraded from 4.9.34 to 4.9.35 to fix a couple of security vulnerabilities: CVE-2017-7482, a buffer overflow attack and CVE-2017-1000365, a stack overflow attack which, when leveraged properly in setuid binaries could result in arbitrary code execution as root. For more information see: https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.35 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7482 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000365 kernel/linux-source upgraded from 4.9.34 to 4.9.35 to reflect the new kernel version. * SECURITY FIX * +----------------+ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Installing the Update The updated package can be installed via Pickle by running the following commands (as root): # pickle --update # pickle Make sure linux is selected on the update list, and then select Ok. Pickle will then install the updated package. If you prefer to download the updated package manually, it can be found at the following location: Cucumber 1.0.rc i686: http://mirror.cucumberlinux.com/cucumber/cucumber-1.0.rc/cucumber-i686/base/linux-4.9.35-i686-1.txz Cucumber 1.0.rc x86_64: http://mirror.cucumberlinux.com/cucumber/cucumber-1.0.rc/cucumber-x86_64/base/linux-4.9.35-x86_64-1.txz To upgrade the package manually, download the new package and run the following command (as root): # upgradepkg linux-4.9.35-i686-1.txz ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Cucumber Linux Security Team cuc...@li... http://www.cucumberlinux.com/security.php |