readykernel-patch-20.18-8.0-1.vl7

Kernel Update Version:
3.10.0-327.36.1.vz7.20.18
Release Date:
2022-03-02 08:28:02
  • PSBM-57915

    fs/fadvise: a way was needed to deactivate pages after cached reads.

    Support for FADV_DEACTIVATE flag (fs/fadvise) was added to the kernel to address this.
  • CVE-2015-8539

    Keys: general protection fault in trusted_update().

    A flaw was found in the handling of negatively instantiated keys in the Linux kernel. A local unprivileged user can use this vulnerability to crash the system.
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2015-8539