** Description changed: + SRU Justification - SRU Justification + Impact: + The upstream process for stable tree updates is quite similar + in scope to the Ubuntu SRU process, e.g., each patch has to + demonstrably fix a bug, and each patch is vetted by upstream + by originating either directly from a mainline/stable Linux tree or + a minimally backported form of that patch. The 4.10.15 upstream stable + patch set is now available. It should be included in the Ubuntu + kernel as well. - Impact: - The upstream process for stable tree updates is quite similar - in scope to the Ubuntu SRU process, e.g., each patch has to - demonstrably fix a bug, and each patch is vetted by upstream - by originating either directly from a mainline/stable Linux tree or - a minimally backported form of that patch. The 4.10.15 upstream stable - patch set is now available. It should be included in the Ubuntu - kernel as well. + git://git.kernel.org/ - git://git.kernel.org/ + TEST CASE: TBD - TEST CASE: TBD - - The following patches from the 4.10.15 stable release shall be - applied: + The following patches from the 4.10.15 stable release shall be applied: + * timerfd: Protect the might cancel mechanism proper + * Handle mismatched open calls + * hwmon: (it87) Avoid registering the same chip on both SIO addresses + * dm ioctl: prevent stack leak in dm ioctl call + * Linux 4.10.15
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1689258 Title: Zesty update to 4.10.15 stable release Status in linux package in Ubuntu: New Status in linux source package in Zesty: New Bug description: SRU Justification Impact: The upstream process for stable tree updates is quite similar in scope to the Ubuntu SRU process, e.g., each patch has to demonstrably fix a bug, and each patch is vetted by upstream by originating either directly from a mainline/stable Linux tree or a minimally backported form of that patch. The 4.10.15 upstream stable patch set is now available. It should be included in the Ubuntu kernel as well. git://git.kernel.org/ TEST CASE: TBD The following patches from the 4.10.15 stable release shall be applied: * timerfd: Protect the might cancel mechanism proper * Handle mismatched open calls * hwmon: (it87) Avoid registering the same chip on both SIO addresses * dm ioctl: prevent stack leak in dm ioctl call * Linux 4.10.15 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1689258/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
