[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

Here are the details from the Cucumber 1.1 changelog:

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Sat Sep 29 11:50:40 EDT 2018
base/linux upgraded from 4.9.128 to 4.9.130 to further mitigate against
	Spectre v1 (CVE-2017-5753) and fix CVE-2018-14633, a stack based buffer
	overflow that may have led to a denial of service (kernel panic) or
	escalation of privileges. For more information see:
		https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.130
		https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.129
		https://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=201
		https://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=567
kernel/linux-source upgraded from 4.9.128 to 4.9.130
* 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-567 [CVE-2018-14633]
    (https://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=567)
  * CLD-201 [CVE-2017-5753]
    (https://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=201)

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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The Cucumber Linux Security Team
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