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Debian: DSA-4179: linux-tools -- security update

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Debian: DSA-4179: linux-tools -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
04/24/2018
Created
07/25/2018
Added
04/25/2018
Modified
03/23/2020

Description

This update doesn't fix a vulnerability in linux-tools, but provides

support for building Linux kernel modules with theretpolinemitigation forCVE-2017-5715(Spectre variant 2).

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-linux-tools

References

  • DSA-4179

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