Security Fix(es) :

  - hw: cpu: speculative execution permission faults     handling (CVE-2017-5754, Important, KVM for Power)

  - kernel: Buffer overflow in firewire driver via crafted     incoming packets (CVE-2016-8633, Important)

  - kernel: Use-after-free vulnerability in DCCP socket     (CVE-2017-8824, Important)

  - Kernel: kvm: nVMX: L2 guest could access hardware(L0)     CR8 register (CVE-2017-12154, Important)

  - kernel: v4l2: disabled memory access protection     mechanism allowing privilege escalation (CVE-2017-13166,     Important)

  - kernel: media: use-after-free in [tuner-xc2028] media     driver (CVE-2016-7913, Moderate)

  - kernel: drm/vmwgfx: fix integer overflow in     vmw_surface_define_ioctl() (CVE-2017-7294, Moderate)

  - kernel: Incorrect type conversion for size during dma     allocation (CVE-2017-9725, Moderate)

  - kernel: memory leak when merging buffers in SCSI IO     vectors (CVE-2017-12190, Moderate)

  - kernel: vfs: BUG in truncate_inode_pages_range() and     fuse client (CVE-2017-15121, Moderate)

  - kernel: Use-after-free in     userfaultfd_event_wait_completion function in     userfaultfd.c (CVE-2017-15126, Moderate)

  - kernel: net: double-free and memory corruption in     get_net_ns_by_id() (CVE-2017-15129, Moderate)

  - kernel: Use-after-free in snd_seq_ioctl_create_port()     (CVE-2017-15265, Moderate)

  - kernel: Missing capabilities check in     net/netfilter/nfnetlink_cthelper.c allows for     unprivileged access to systemwide nfnl_cthelper_list     structure (CVE-2017-17448, Moderate)

  - kernel: Missing namespace check in     net/netlink/af_netlink.c allows for network monitors to     observe systemwide activity (CVE-2017-17449, Moderate)

  - kernel: Unallocated memory access by malicious USB     device via bNumInterfaces overflow (CVE-2017-17558,     Moderate)

  - kernel: netfilter: use-after-free in     tcpmss_mangle_packet function in     net/netfilter/xt_TCPMSS.c (CVE-2017-18017, Moderate)

  - kernel: Race condition in     drivers/md/dm.c:dm_get_from_kobject() allows local users     to cause a denial of service (CVE-2017-18203, Moderate)

  - kernel: kvm: Reachable BUG() on out-of-bounds guest IRQ     (CVE-2017-1000252, Moderate)

  - Kernel: KVM: DoS via write flood to I/O port 0x80     (CVE-2017-1000407, Moderate)

  - kernel: Stack information leak in the EFS element     (CVE-2017-1000410, Moderate)

  - kernel: Kernel address information leak in     drivers/acpi/sbshc.c:acpi_smbus_hc_add() function     potentially allowing KASLR bypass (CVE-2018-5750,     Moderate)

  - kernel: Race condition in sound system can lead to     denial of service (CVE-2018-1000004, Moderate)

  - kernel: multiple Low security impact security issues     (CVE-2016-3672, CVE-2017-14140, CVE-2017-15116,     CVE-2017-15127, CVE-2018-6927, Low)

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Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL7.x x86_64 (20180410) (Meltdown)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 109449

Version 1.7