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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2016-db4b75b352
2016-10-22 12:48:07.766683
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Name        : kernel
Product     : Fedora 24
Version     : 4.7.9
Release     : 200.fc24
URL         : https://www.kernel.org/
Summary     : The Linux kernel
Description :
The kernel meta package

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Update Information:

The 4.7.9 stable update contains a number of important fixes across the tree. In
particular, it includes a fix for CVE-2016-5195.  ----  The 4.7.8 update
contains a number of important fixes across the tree.
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References:

  [ 1 ] Bug #1384344 - CVE-2016-5195 kernel: mm: privilege escalation via MAP_PRIVATE COW breakage
        https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1384344
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This update can be installed with the "yum" update program. Use
su -c 'yum update kernel' at the command line.
For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum",
available at .

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/
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Fedora 24: kernel Security Update 2016-db4b75b352

October 22, 2016
The 4.7.9 stable update contains a number of important fixes across the tree

Summary

The kernel meta package

Update Information:

The 4.7.9 stable update contains a number of important fixes across the tree. In particular, it includes a fix for CVE-2016-5195. ---- The 4.7.8 update contains a number of important fixes across the tree.

Change Log

References

[ 1 ] Bug #1384344 - CVE-2016-5195 kernel: mm: privilege escalation via MAP_PRIVATE COW breakage https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1384344

Update Instructions

This update can be installed with the "yum" update program. Use su -c 'yum update kernel' at the command line. For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum", available at .

Severity
Name : kernel
Product : Fedora 24
Version : 4.7.9
Release : 200.fc24
URL : https://www.kernel.org/
Summary : The Linux kernel

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