MGASA-2018-0375 - Updated kernel-linus packages fix security vulnerabilities

Publication date: 14 Sep 2018
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0375.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 6

This kernel-linus update is based on the upstream 4.14.69 and adds additional
fixes for the L1TF and Spectre security issues. It also fixes atleast
the following security issues:

Other fixes in this update:
* all SPI_INTEL_SPI config options have been disable to prevent a potential
  bios corrupting bug (mga#23560)

For other changes in this update, see the referenced changelogs.

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23545
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23560
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.66
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.67
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.68
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.69

SRPMS:
- 6/core/kernel-linus-4.14.69-1.mga6