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Updated kernel and kmod packages fix security vulnerabilities

Description

This update is based on upstream 4.4.39 and fixes at least the following security issues: Due to lack of size checking on ICMP header length, it is possible to cause out-of-bounds read on stack (CVE-2016-8399) A use-after-free vulnerability in the SCSI generic driver allows users with write access to /dev/sg* or /dev/bsg* to elevate their privileges (CVE-2016-9576). A use-after-free vulnerability was found in ALSA pcm layer, which allows local users to cause a denial of service, memory corruption, or possibly other unspecified impact (CVE-2016-9794). Other fixes in this update: \- fix for HID gamepad DragonRise (mga#19853) \- fix for radeon driver crashing on Dell Precision M4800 (mga#19892) For other upstream fixes in this update, see the referenced changelogs.


Affected Package


OS OS Version Package Name Package Version
Mageia 5 kernel 4.4.39-1
Mageia 5 kernel-userspace-headers 4.4.39-1
Mageia 5 kmod-vboxadditions 5.1.10-3.1
Mageia 5 kmod-virtualbox 5.1.10-3.1
Mageia 5 kmod-xtables-addons 2.10-18

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