Mageia alert MGASA-2014-0039 (kernel)

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[updates-announce] MGASA-2014-0039: Updated kernel package fixes a critical security issue 
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Sat, 8 Feb 2014 20:09:18 +0100
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MGASA-2014-0039 - Updated kernel package fixes a critical security issue

Publication date: 08 Feb 2014
URL: http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0039.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 4
CVE: CVE-2014-0038

Description:
This kernel update provides an update to 3.12.9 and fixes the following
critical security issue:

Pageexec reported a bug in the Linux kernel's recvmmsg syscall when called
from code using the x32 ABI. An unprivileged local user could exploit this
flaw to cause a denial of service (system crash) or gain administrator
privileges (CVE-2014-0038)

It also fixes an issue where some laptops are forced to use
vesa driver & No ACPI (mga#6077)

For other changes, see the referenced changelog.

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6077
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12522
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3....
- http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-0038

SRPMS:
- 4/core/kernel-3.12.9-1.mga4
- 4/core/kernel-userspace-headers-3.12.9-1.mga4
- 4/core/kmod-vboxadditions-4.3.6-9.mga4
- 4/core/kmod-virtualbox-4.3.6-9.mga4
- 4/core/kmod-xtables-addons-2.3-41.mga4
- 4/nonfree/kmod-broadcom-wl-6.30.223.141-25.mga4.nonfree
- 4/nonfree/kmod-fglrx-13.251-10.mga4.nonfree
- 4/nonfree/kmod-nvidia173-173.14.39-11.mga4.nonfree
- 4/nonfree/kmod-nvidia304-304.119-3.mga4.nonfree
- 4/nonfree/kmod-nvidia-current-325.15-7.mga4.nonfree