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A kernel security update has been released for Fedora 31.



SECURITY: Fedora 31 Update: kernel-5.8.15-101.fc31


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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2020-ad980d282f
2020-10-16 00:30:22.056778
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Name : kernel
Product : Fedora 31
Version : 5.8.15
Release : 101.fc31
URL :   https://www.kernel.org/
Summary : The Linux kernel
Description :
The kernel meta package

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Update Information:

This update contains patches for the BleedingTooth CVEs. ---- The 5.8.15
stable kernel update contains a number of important fixes across the tree. ----
The 5.8.14 stable kernel update contains a number of important fixes across the
tree.
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ChangeLog:

* Thu Oct 15 2020 Justin M. Forbes - 5.8.15-101
- Fix BleedingTooth CVE-2020-12351 CVE-2020-12352 (rhbz 1886521 1888439 1886529 1888440)
* Wed Oct 14 2020 Justin M. Forbes - 5.8.15-100
- Linux v5.8.15
- Fix CVE-2020-16119 (rhbz 1886374 1888083)
* Wed Oct 7 2020 Justin M. Forbes - 5.8.14-100
- Linux v5.8.14
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References:

[ 1 ] Bug #1886521 - CVE-2020-12351 kernel: net: bluetooth: type confusion while processing AMP packets
  https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1886521
[ 2 ] Bug #1886529 - CVE-2020-12352 kernel: net: bluetooth: information leak when processing certain AMP packets
  https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1886529
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This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use
su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2020-ad980d282f' at the command
line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at
  http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgrade-command-label

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  https://fedoraproject.org/keys