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Do as Greg says [1]: > All users of the 4.4 kernel series must upgrade. Changes for Linux 4.4.38 [2][3]: > Immediately after the release of Linux kernel 4.8.14, renowned Linux > kernel maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman was proud to announce the > availability of a new maintenance update to the long-term supported > Linux 4.4 kernel series. > > Just like Linux kernel 4.8.14, the Linux 4.4.38 LTS kernel release hit > the streets only two days after the previous maintenance version, in > this case Linux kernel 4.4.37 LTS, and it looks like it's yet another > small patch that changes a total of 35 files, with 242 insertions and 80 > deletions, according to the appended shortlog and the diff since Linux > 4.4.37. > > "I'm announcing the release of the 4.4.38 kernel. All users of the 4.4 > kernel series must upgrade," said Greg Kroah-Hartman. "The updated 4.4.y > git tree can be found at: > git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git > linux-4.4.y and can be browsed at the normal kernel.org git web browser: > http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git;a=summary." > > ### There are mostly networking improvements and a few SPARC fixes ### > > New in Linux kernel 4.4.38 LTS, there's an updated networking stack with > various minor fixes and improvements for things like IPv6, IPv4, Layer 2 > Tunneling Protocol (L2TP), Datagram Congestion Control Protocol (DCCP), > Netlink, and the packet scheduler. There are also other networking > changes on the driver area with bugfixes for Broadcom, Marvell, and > Renesas Ethernet adaptors. > > Lastly, the Linux 4.4.38 LTS kernel introduces a couple of fixes for the > SPARC hardware architecture. It's a recommended update for anyone using > a GNU/Linux distribution powered by the long-term supported Linux 4.4 > kernel series, so go ahead and download the source archive from > kernel.org or through our web portal, or wait for the patch to land in > the stable repositories of your favorite OS. This release also fixes the local privilege escalation CVE-2016-8655 [4][5]. [1] https://lkml.org/lkml/2016/12/10/128 [2] http://news.softpedia.com/news/linux-kernel-4-4-38-lts-adds-ipv6-ipv4-and-l2tp-fixes-updated-ethernet-drivers-510885.shtml [3] https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.38 [4] https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Root-Rechte-durch-Linux-Luecke-3565365.html [5] http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q4/621
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Fixes CVE-2016-8655.
Tested on dontpanic.