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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.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)