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| author | Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> | 2018-04-22 16:11:31 +0100 |
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| committer | Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> | 2018-04-22 16:11:48 +0100 |
| commit | 1ddcb32a809c04b99c91c20b40138d8f1e3d919d (patch) | |
| tree | abe5be3f314e882416701fd8e1df571233edb22b /dsa-texts/linux-tools_3.16.56-1 | |
| parent | 5d712e953d61e9a5e03781cf40bfe8df13c52a47 (diff) | |
Add DSA text for linux-tools/jessie update adding retpoline support
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| -rw-r--r-- | dsa-texts/linux-tools_3.16.56-1 | 33 |
1 files changed, 33 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/dsa-texts/linux-tools_3.16.56-1 b/dsa-texts/linux-tools_3.16.56-1 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c804c22e --- /dev/null +++ b/dsa-texts/linux-tools_3.16.56-1 @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +From: <> +To: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org +Subject: [SECURITY] [DSA 4179-1] linux-tools security update + +------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Debian Security Advisory DSA-4179-1 security@debian.org +https://www.debian.org/security/ +April 22, 2018 https://www.debian.org/security/faq +------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +Package : linux-tools + +This update doesn't fix a vulnerability in linux-tools, but provides +support for building Linux kernel modules with the "retpoline" +mitigation for CVE-2017-5715 (Spectre variant 2). + +This update also includes bug fixes from the upstream Linux 3.16 stable +branch up to and including 3.16.56. + +For the oldstable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed +in version 3.16.56-1. + +We recommend that you upgrade your linux-tools packages. + +For the detailed security status of linux-tools please refer to +its security tracker page at: +https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/linux-tools + +Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply +these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be +found at: https://www.debian.org/security/ + +Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org |