MGASA-2019-0295 - Updated kernel packages fix various issues

Publication date: 16 Oct 2019
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0295.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 7

This kernel update is based on the upstream 5.3.6 and fixes several issues.

* a potential kernel crash by using suppress-prefix rule in ipv6 
* 3rdparty rtl8723/rtl8821ce drivers have been fixed to work with kernel
  5.3 series
* rtl8xxxu: Fix wifi low signal strength issue of RTL8723BU
* rtw88 and exfat drivers have been updated
* amdgpu: re-enable bulk moves

WireGuard has been updated to 0.0.20191012.

For other uptstream fixes in this update, see the referenced changelogs.

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25561
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24605
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.3.4
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.3.5
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.3.6

SRPMS:
- 7/core/kernel-5.3.6-2.mga7
- 7/core/kmod-virtualbox-6.0.12-4.mga7
- 7/core/kmod-xtables-addons-3.5-4.mga7
- 7/core/wireguard-tools-0.0.20191012-1.mga7

Mageia 2019-0295: kernel security update

This kernel update is based on the upstream 5.3.6 and fixes several issues

Summary

This kernel update is based on the upstream 5.3.6 and fixes several issues. * a potential kernel crash by using suppress-prefix rule in ipv6 * 3rdparty rtl8723/rtl8821ce drivers have been fixed to work with kernel 5.3 series

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25561

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24605

- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.3.4

- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.3.5

- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.3.6

Resolution

MGASA-2019-0295 - Updated kernel packages fix various issues

SRPMS

- 7/core/kernel-5.3.6-2.mga7

- 7/core/kmod-virtualbox-6.0.12-4.mga7

- 7/core/kmod-xtables-addons-3.5-4.mga7

- 7/core/wireguard-tools-0.0.20191012-1.mga7

Severity
Publication date: 16 Oct 2019
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0295.html
Type: security

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