Name        : kernel
Product     : Fedora 16
Version     : 3.1.1
Release     : 2.fc16
URL         : http://www.kernel.org/
Summary     : The Linux kernel
Description :
The kernel package contains the Linux kernel (vmlinuz), the core of any
Linux operating system.  The kernel handles the basic functions
of the operating system: memory allocation, process allocation, device
input and output, etc.

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Update Information:

Security update to fix CVE-2011-4131 and CVE-2011-4132
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ChangeLog:

* Mon Nov 14 2011 Josh Boyer <jwboyer@redhat.com> 3.1.1-2
- CVE-2011-4131: nfs4_getfacl decoding kernel oops (rhbz 753236)
- CVE-2011-4132: jbd/jbd2: invalid value of first log block leads to oops (rhbz
 753346)
* Fri Nov 11 2011 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@redhat.com>
- Use the same naming scheme as rawhide for -stable RC kernels
  (e.g. 3.1.1-0.rc1.1 instead of 3.1.1-1.rc1)
* Fri Nov 11 2011 Josh Boyer <jwboyer@redhat.com> 3.1.1-1
- Linux 3.1.1
* Fri Nov 11 2011 John W. Linville <linville@redhat.com>
- Remove overlap between bcma/b43 and brcmsmac and reenable bcm4331
* Thu Nov 10 2011 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@redhat.com>
- Sync samsung-laptop driver with what's in 3.2 (rhbz 747560)
* Wed Nov  9 2011 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@redhat.com> 3.1.1-1.rc1
- Linux 3.1.1-rc1
- Comment out merged patches, will drop when release is final:
   ums-realtek-driver-uses-stack-memory-for-DMA.patch
   epoll-fix-spurious-lockdep-warnings.patch
   crypto-register-cryptd-first.patch
   add-macbookair41-keyboard.patch
   powerpc-Fix-deadlock-in-icswx-code.patch
   iwlagn-fix-ht_params-NULL-pointer-dereference.patch
   mmc-Always-check-for-lower-base-frequency-quirk-for-.patch
   media-DiBcom-protect-the-I2C-bufer-access.patch
   media-dib0700-protect-the-dib0700-buffer-access.patch
   WMI-properly-cleanup-devices-to-avoid-crashes.patch
   mac80211-fix-remain_off_channel-regression.patch
   mac80211-config-hw-when-going-back-on-channel.patch
* Wed Nov  9 2011 John W. Linville <linville@redhat.com>
- Backport brcm80211 from 3.2-rc1
* Tue Nov  8 2011 Neil Horman <nhorman@redhat.com>
- Add msi irq ennumeration per device in sysfs (rhbz 752176)
* Mon Nov  7 2011 Josh Boyer <jwboyer@redhat.com>
- Add two patches to fix mac80211 issues (rhbz 731365)
* Thu Nov  3 2011 Josh Boyer <jwboyer@redhat.com>
- Add commits queued for 3.2 for elantech driver (rhbz 728607)
- Fix crash when setting brightness via Fn keys on ideapads (rhbz 748210)
* Wed Nov  2 2011 Josh Boyer <jwboyer@redhat.com>
- Add patch to fix oops when removing wmi module (rhbz 706574)
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References:

  [ 1 ] Bug #753236 - CVE-2011-4131 kernel: nfs4_getfacl decoding kernel oops
 [fedora-all]
        https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=753236
  [ 2 ] Bug #753346 - CVE-2011-4132 kernel: jbd/jbd2: invalid value of first
 log block leads to oops [fedora-all]
        https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=753346
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This update can be installed with the "yum" update program.  Use 
su -c 'yum update kernel' at the command line.
For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum",
available at http://docs.fedoraproject.org/yum/.

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