Important Debian Stretch Linux Kernel Security Update Patches 18 Vulnerabilities

Debian Project's Ben Hutchings reports on a new Linux kernel security update for the Debian GNU/Linux 9 "Stretch" operating system series that fixes several vulnerabilities discovered recently.

According to the latest DSA 4073-1 Debian Security Advisory, it would appear that a total of 18 security vulnerabilities ranging from information leaks, privilege escalation, and denial of service were fixed in the Linux 4.9 LTS kernel of the Debian GNU/Linux 9 "Stretch" operating system.

Issues have been found in Linux kernel's DCCP implementation, the dvb-usb-lmedm04 media driver, the hdpvr media driver, the Extended BPF verifier, the netfilter subsystem, the netlink subsystem, the xt_osf module, the USB core, and the IPv4 raw socket implementation.

In addition, Linux kernel's HMAC implementation, KEYS subsystem, KVM implementation for Intel processors, Bluetooth subsystem, and the Extended... (read more)

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