[Cucumber-linux-security] linux (security update is available)
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From: Scott C. <sc...@cu...> - 2019-01-04 20:21:33
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Update Information A security update is available for linux for the following versions of Cucumber Linux: * 1.1 Here are the details from the Cucumber 1.1 changelog: +----------------+ Fri Jan 4 14:23:14 EST 2019 base/linux upgraded from 4.9.147 to 4.9.148. This update an upstream update that contains additional mitigations for the Spectre v1 vulnerability (CVE-2017-5753). Also fixes CVE-2018-19985, an out of bounds read security vulnerability in hso_probe. For more information see: https://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=201 https://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=648 kernel/linux-source upgraded from 4.9.147 to 4.9.148 * SECURITY FIX * +----------------+ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CLD and CVE Information This update is associated with the following Cucumber Linux Deficiency (CLD) and CVE numbers: * CLD-648 [CVE-2018-19985] (https://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=648) * 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). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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/. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Cucumber Linux Security Team cuc...@li... <mailto:cuc...@li...> https://www.cucumberlinux.com/security.php |