MGASA-2017-0242
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Summary: Updated kernel packages fixes security and other bugs
Details: This kernel update is based on upstream 4.4.79 and fixes at least the following security issues: Linux kernel built with the VirtIO GPU driver(CONFIG_DRM_VIRTIO_GPU) support is vulnerable to a memory leakage issue. It could occur while creating a virtio gpu object in virtio_gpu_object_create(). A user/process could use this flaw to leak host kernel memory potentially resulting in Dos (CVE-2017-10810). It also contains followup fixes to the Stack Clash (CVE-2017-1000370, CVE-2017-1000371) security issues resolved in kernels released at end of June, 2017. For other upstream fixes in this update, read the referenced changelogs.
References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0242.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21390, https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.75, https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.76, https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.77, https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.78, https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.79
Affected packages
Package
Name: kernel
Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/kernel?arch=source&distro=mageia-5
Affected ranges
Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events:
