Debian alert DLA-1362-1 (gcc-4.9-backport)

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Ben Hutchings <benh@debian.org> 
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debian-lts-announce@lists.debian.org 
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[SECURITY] [DLA 1362-1] gcc-4.9-backport new package 
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Wed, 25 Apr 2018 17:19:40 +0100
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<95e342d0aacc14d7c1558fd0384dabb4a2e2d16b.camel@debian.org>
Package        : gcc-4.9-backport
Version        : 4.9.2-10+deb7u1

GCC 4.9 has been packaged as gcc-4.9-backport for Debian 7. This
package will be needed by future updates to linux, and possibly other
packages, to implement the "retpoline" mitigation for CVE-2017-5715
(Spectre variant 2).

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

-- 
Ben Hutchings - Debian developer, member of kernel, installer and LTS teams