[Cucumber-linux-security] linux (security update is available)

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  Update Information

A security update is available for linux for the following versions of
Cucumber Linux:

  * 1.0

Here are the details from the Cucumber 1.0 changelog:

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Sun Aug 13 15:58:25 EDT 2017
base/linux upgraded from 4.9.39 to 4.9.43 to fix CVE-2017-10663, a vulnerability
	with the F2FS (Flash Friendly File System) implementation in the Linux
	kernel that could result in arbitrary code execution in the kernel
	space. This vulnerability was exploitable when mounting a maliciously
	crafted device or disk image. For more information see:
		https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.42
		http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/vulnerability-f2fs-file-system-leads-memory-corruption-android-linux/
		https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/CVE-2017-10663
kernel/linux-source upgraded from 4.9.39 to 4.9.43 to reflect the new kernel
	version.
* SECURITY FIX *
+----------------+

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  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 i686:
http://mirror.cucumberlinux.com/cucumber/cucumber-1.0/cucumber-i686/base/linux-4.9.43-i686-1.txz

Cucumber 1.0 x86_64:
http://mirror.cucumberlinux.com/cucumber/cucumber-1.0/cucumber-x86_64/base/linux-4.9.43-x86_64-1.txz

To upgrade the package manually, download the new package and run the
following command (as root):

# installpkg linux-4.9.43-i686-1.txz


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The Cucumber Linux Security Team
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http://www.cucumberlinux.com/security.php