-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2008-4630 2008-06-06 04:02:01 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Name : kernel Product : Fedora 9 Version : 2.6.25.4 Release : 30.fc9 URL : http://www.kernel.org/ Summary : The Linux kernel (the core of the Linux operating system) Description : The kernel package contains the Linux kernel (vmlinuz), the core of any Linux operating system. The kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system: memory allocation, process allocation, device input and output, etc. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Information: Update to Linux kernel verion 2.6.25.4: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.4 Bugs fixed: 446192 - horrible skipping audio 446827 - CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_IPRANGE missing 444765 - virtio_net driver causing hang at shutdown 447183 - install ain't 'appenin' 229304 - [patch] vdso is in user's way when exec-shield is off 440644 - X fails to start "Emulator asked to make a suspect word access to port 0 (0x0000); terminating. " 445954 - Lenovo ThinkPad X300: no sound 446783 - Missing kernel module: snd-serial-u16550 - xfs: Fix memory corruption with small buffer reads (kernel.org #10421) - ext3/4: fix uninitialized bs in ext3/4_xattr_set_handle() (will be in 2.6.25.5) Enhancements: Sync wireless drivers with the latest upstream. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ChangeLog: * Wed May 21 2008 John W. Linville <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2.6.25.4-30 - libertas: Fix ethtool statistics - mac80211: fix NULL pointer dereference in ieee80211_compatible_rates - mac80211: don't claim iwspy support - rtl8187: resource leak in error case - hostap_cs: add ID for Conceptronic CON11CPro - orinoco_cs: add ID for SpeedStream wireless adapters * Tue May 20 2008 Chuck Ebbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2.6.25.4-29 - virtio_net: free transmit skbs in a timer (#444765) * Tue May 20 2008 Chuck Ebbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2.6.25.4-28 - Disable the group scheduler (CONFIG_GROUP_SCHED) (#446192) - x86: don't read the APIC if it's not mapped (#447183) * Tue May 20 2008 Chuck Ebbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2.6.25.4-27 - x86: don't map VDSO into userspace when it's disabled (#229304) - x86: fix ASM constraint in do_IRQ() - x86: map PCI ROM by default again (F8 #440644) * Mon May 19 2008 John W. Linville <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2.6.25.4-26 - Re-sync wireless bits w/ current upstream * Mon May 19 2008 Dave Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2.6.25.4-24 - Disable PATA_ISAPNP (it's busted). * Fri May 16 2008 Chuck Ebbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2.6.25.4-23 - ALSA: add support for AD1883/1884A/1984A/1984B codecs and Thinkpad X300 (#445954) * Fri May 16 2008 Chuck Ebbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2.6.25.4-22 - iptables: make firewall scripts using iprange work again (#446827) - Enable the snd-serial-u16550 audio driver (#446783) * Fri May 16 2008 Eric Sandeen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2.6.25.4-21 - xfs: Fix memory corruption with small buffer reads (kernel.org #10421) * Thu May 15 2008 Eric Sandeen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2.6.25.4-20 - ext3/4: fix uninitialized bs in ext3/4_xattr_set_handle() * Thu May 15 2008 Chuck Ebbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2.6.25.4-19 - Linux 2.6.25.4 Dropped patches: - linux-2.6.25-sparc64-semctl.patch - linux-2.6-libata-ata_piix-check-sidpr.patch * Mon May 12 2008 Chuck Ebbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2.6.25.3-18 - CIFS: fix UNC path prefix to have the correct slash (#443681) * Mon May 12 2008 Chuck Ebbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2.6.25.3-17 - Linux 2.6.25.3 Drop patches merged in 2.6.25.3: linux-2.6.25-sparc64-mmap_check_fix.patch linux-2.6-md-fix-oops-in-rdev_attr_store.patch * Wed May 7 2008 Tom "spot" Callaway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2.6.25.2-16 - Fix sparc64 kernel crash in mmap_check (Dave Miller) * Wed May 7 2008 Kyle McMartin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2.6.25.2-15 - Linux 2.6.25.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- References: [ 1 ] Bug #444765 - virtio_net driver causing hang at shutdown https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=444765 [ 2 ] Bug #440644 - X fails to start "Emulator asked to make a suspect word access to port 0 (0x0000); terminating. " https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=440644 [ 3 ] Bug #446827 - CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_IPRANGE missing https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=446827 [ 4 ] Bug #229304 - [patch] vdso is in user's way when exec-shield is off https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=229304 [ 5 ] Bug #446783 - Missing kernel module: snd-serial-u16550 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=446783 [ 6 ] Bug #446192 - horrible skipping audio https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=446192 [ 7 ] Bug #447183 - install ain't 'appenin' https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=447183 [ 8 ] Bug #445954 - Lenovo ThinkPad X300: no sound https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=445954 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This update can be installed with the "yum" update program. Use su -c 'yum update kernel' at the command line. For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum", available at http://docs.fedoraproject.org/yum/. 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