[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:

+----------------+
Thu Sep 7 17:40:19 EDT 2017
base/linux upgraded from 4.9.43 to 4.9.48 to fix CVE-2017-11600 (CLD-12) and
	CVE-2017-14140 (CLD-7). CVE-2017-11600 allowed for a local user to cause
	a kernel panic via the xfrm subsection of the Linux kernel's IPSec
	implementation, while CVE-2017-14140 allowed a local, unprivileged user
	to defeat the ASLR of SUID executables.
kernel/linux-source upgraded from 4.9.43 to 4.9.48 to reflect the new kernel
	version.
* SECURITY FIX *
+----------------+

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  CLD Information

This update is associated with the following Cucumber Linux Deficiency
(CLD) numbers:

  * CLD-7 (http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=7)
  * CLD-12 (http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=12)

More information about these CLDs can be found at their respective pages
on the Cucumber Linux Security Advisory Tracker (these are the URLs in
parenthesis above).

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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-4.9.48-i686-1.txz

Cucumber 1.0 x86_64:
http://mirror.cucumberlinux.com/cucumber/cucumber-1.0/cucumber-x86_64/base/linux-4.9.48-x86_64-1.txz

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

# upgradepkg linux-4.9.48-i686-1.txz


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