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mageiaGentoo FoundationMGASA-2019-0306
HistoryOct 29, 2019 - 5:54 p.m.

Updated kernel packages fix security vulnerabilities

2019-10-2917:54:30
Gentoo Foundation
advisories.mageia.org
25

0.002 Low

EPSS

Percentile

51.2%

This kernel update is based on the upstream 5.3.7 and fixes several issues: * various security issues in the usb subsystem * rtl_p2p_noa_ie in drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/ps.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.6 lacks a certain upper-bound check, leading to a buffer overflow (CVE-2019-17666) Other issues fixed by this update: * Xorg displays a black screen with kernel > 5.2.x on some Intel GPUs (mga#25546) * Firmware crash with Intel® Dual Band Wireless AC 3168 (mga#25609) * a fix for an MTRR bug for intel-lpss-pci causing at least some Ice Lake laptops to not boot For other upstream fixes in this update, see the referenced changelog.