Updated kernel packages fixes bugs and a tcp regression
Publication date: 02 Jul 2019Modification date: 02 Jul 2019
Type: bugfix
Affected Mageia releases : 6
Description
This kernel update is based on the upstream 4.14.131 and fixes various
bugs like use-after-free, null-pointer dereferences and so on.
It also adds block level fixes for a potential silent data corruption when
using O_DIRECT.
It also fixes a regression in the network tcp stack caused by the security
fixes added in the MGASA-2019-0195 update, causing applications like steam
to stop working.
For other uptstream fixes in this update, see the referenced changelogs.
References
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25014
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.128
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.129
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.130
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.131
SRPMS
6/core
- kernel-4.14.131-1.mga6
- kernel-userspace-headers-4.14.131-1.mga6
- kmod-vboxadditions-6.0.8-5.mga6
- kmod-virtualbox-6.0.8-5.mga6
- kmod-xtables-addons-2.13-89.mga6