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HistoryMar 06, 2018 - 6:36 p.m.

(RHSA-2018:0395) Important: kernel security and bug fix update

2018-03-0618:36:56
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The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.

These updated kernel packages include several security issues and numerous
bug fixes, some of which you can see below. Space precludes documenting
all of these bug fixes in this advisory. To see the complete list of bug
fixes, users are directed to the related Knowledge Article:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/3368501.

Security Fix(es):

  • Kernel: KVM: MMU potential stack buffer overrun during page walks (CVE-2017-12188, Important)

  • Kernel: KVM: debug exception via syscall emulation (CVE-2017-7518, Moderate)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.