--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2018-272cf2f9f4
2018-09-26 20:19:35.843573
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name        : kernel
Product     : Fedora 29
Version     : 4.18.9
Release     : 300.fc29
URL         : https://www.kernel.org/
Summary     : The Linux kernel
Description :
The kernel meta package

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Update Information:

The 4.18.9 stable update contains a number of important fixes across the tree.
----  The 4.18.8 update contains a number of important fixes across the tree
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------References:

  [ 1 ] Bug #1631205 - CVE-2018-17182 kernel: Use-after-free in the vmacache_flush_all function resulting in a possible privilege escalation
        https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1631205
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use
su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2018-272cf2f9f4' at the command
line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at
https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html

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Fedora 29: kernel Security Update 2018-272cf2f9f4

September 26, 2018
The 4.18.9 stable update contains a number of important fixes across the tree

Summary

The kernel meta package

The 4.18.9 stable update contains a number of important fixes across the tree.

---- The 4.18.8 update contains a number of important fixes across the tree

[ 1 ] Bug #1631205 - CVE-2018-17182 kernel: Use-after-free in the vmacache_flush_all function resulting in a possible privilege escalation

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1631205

su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2018-272cf2f9f4' at the command

line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at

https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html

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FEDORA-2018-272cf2f9f4 2018-09-26 20:19:35.843573 Product : Fedora 29 Version : 4.18.9 Release : 300.fc29 URL : https://www.kernel.org/ Summary : The Linux kernel Description : The kernel meta package The 4.18.9 stable update contains a number of important fixes across the tree. ---- The 4.18.8 update contains a number of important fixes across the tree [ 1 ] Bug #1631205 - CVE-2018-17182 kernel: Use-after-free in the vmacache_flush_all function resulting in a possible privilege escalation https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1631205 su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2018-272cf2f9f4' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at https://fedoraproject.org/security/ package-announce mailing list -- package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to package-announce-leave@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/

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Product : Fedora 29
Version : 4.18.9
Release : 300.fc29
URL : https://www.kernel.org/
Summary : The Linux kernel

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