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Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 1349-1] linux-tools security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Debian Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
4.7
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
5 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
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 3.2 stable branch up to and including 3.2.101.
Affected Software
Affected Software
linux-tools on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For Debian 7 'Wheezy', these problems have been fixed in version 3.2.101-1. We recommend that you upgrade your linux-tools packages.