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

[Scott C. <sc...@cu...>]

  Update Information

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

  * 1.0
  * 1.1 Beta

Here are the details from the Cucumber 1.0 changelog:

+----------------+
Wed Jan 10 17:24:03 EST 2018
base/linux upgraded from 4.9.75 to 4.9.76 to further address the Meltdown
	vulnerability (CVE-2017-5754) by refining the kaiser implementation.
	This also includes other various bug and security fixes. For more
	information see:
		https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.76
		http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=200
		http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=222
kernel/linux-source upgraded from 4.9.75 to 4.9.76
* SECURITY FIX *
+----------------+

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  CLD and CVE Information

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

  * CLD-222 (http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=222)

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
on the mirror at http://mirror.cucumberlinux.com/cucumber/.

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