Meltdown fixed kernel... Advisory will follow There might be need for a rebuild for additional fixes... but please start testing so we can catch regressions... SRPMS: kernel-4.4.110-1.mga5.src.rpm kernel-userspace-headers-4.4.110-1.mga5.src.rpm kmod-vboxadditions-5.1.30-3.mga5.src.rpm kmod-virtualbox-5.1.30-3.mga5.src.rpm kmod-xtables-addons-2.10-51.mga5.src.rpm i586: cpupower-4.4.110-1.mga5.i586.rpm cpupower-devel-4.4.110-1.mga5.i586.rpm kernel-desktop-4.4.110-1.mga5-1-1.mga5.i586.rpm kernel-desktop586-4.4.110-1.mga5-1-1.mga5.i586.rpm kernel-desktop586-devel-4.4.110-1.mga5-1-1.mga5.i586.rpm kernel-desktop586-devel-latest-4.4.110-1.mga5.i586.rpm kernel-desktop586-latest-4.4.110-1.mga5.i586.rpm kernel-desktop-devel-4.4.110-1.mga5-1-1.mga5.i586.rpm kernel-desktop-devel-latest-4.4.110-1.mga5.i586.rpm kernel-desktop-latest-4.4.110-1.mga5.i586.rpm kernel-doc-4.4.110-1.mga5.noarch.rpm kernel-server-4.4.110-1.mga5-1-1.mga5.i586.rpm kernel-server-devel-4.4.110-1.mga5-1-1.mga5.i586.rpm kernel-server-devel-latest-4.4.110-1.mga5.i586.rpm kernel-server-latest-4.4.110-1.mga5.i586.rpm kernel-source-4.4.110-1.mga5-1-1.mga5.noarch.rpm kernel-source-latest-4.4.110-1.mga5.noarch.rpm kernel-userspace-headers-4.4.110-1.mga5.i586.rpm perf-4.4.110-1.mga5.i586.rpm vboxadditions-kernel-4.4.110-desktop-1.mga5-5.1.30-3.mga5.i586.rpm vboxadditions-kernel-4.4.110-desktop586-1.mga5-5.1.30-3.mga5.i586.rpm vboxadditions-kernel-4.4.110-server-1.mga5-5.1.30-3.mga5.i586.rpm vboxadditions-kernel-desktop586-latest-5.1.30-3.mga5.i586.rpm vboxadditions-kernel-desktop-latest-5.1.30-3.mga5.i586.rpm vboxadditions-kernel-server-latest-5.1.30-3.mga5.i586.rpm virtualbox-kernel-4.4.110-desktop-1.mga5-5.1.30-3.mga5.i586.rpm virtualbox-kernel-4.4.110-desktop586-1.mga5-5.1.30-3.mga5.i586.rpm virtualbox-kernel-4.4.110-server-1.mga5-5.1.30-3.mga5.i586.rpm virtualbox-kernel-desktop586-latest-5.1.30-3.mga5.i586.rpm virtualbox-kernel-desktop-latest-5.1.30-3.mga5.i586.rpm virtualbox-kernel-server-latest-5.1.30-3.mga5.i586.rpm xtables-addons-kernel-4.4.110-desktop-1.mga5-2.10-51.mga5.i586.rpm xtables-addons-kernel-4.4.110-desktop586-1.mga5-2.10-51.mga5.i586.rpm xtables-addons-kernel-4.4.110-server-1.mga5-2.10-51.mga5.i586.rpm xtables-addons-kernel-desktop586-latest-2.10-51.mga5.i586.rpm xtables-addons-kernel-desktop-latest-2.10-51.mga5.i586.rpm xtables-addons-kernel-server-latest-2.10-51.mga5.i586.rpm x86_64: cpupower-4.4.110-1.mga5.x86_64.rpm cpupower-devel-4.4.110-1.mga5.x86_64.rpm kernel-desktop-4.4.110-1.mga5-1-1.mga5.x86_64.rpm kernel-desktop-devel-4.4.110-1.mga5-1-1.mga5.x86_64.rpm kernel-desktop-devel-latest-4.4.110-1.mga5.x86_64.rpm kernel-desktop-latest-4.4.110-1.mga5.x86_64.rpm kernel-doc-4.4.110-1.mga5.noarch.rpm kernel-server-4.4.110-1.mga5-1-1.mga5.x86_64.rpm kernel-server-devel-4.4.110-1.mga5-1-1.mga5.x86_64.rpm kernel-server-devel-latest-4.4.110-1.mga5.x86_64.rpm kernel-server-latest-4.4.110-1.mga5.x86_64.rpm kernel-source-4.4.110-1.mga5-1-1.mga5.noarch.rpm kernel-source-latest-4.4.110-1.mga5.noarch.rpm perf-4.4.110-1.mga5.x86_64.rpm vboxadditions-kernel-4.4.110-desktop-1.mga5-5.1.30-3.mga5.x86_64.rpm vboxadditions-kernel-4.4.110-server-1.mga5-5.1.30-3.mga5.x86_64.rpm vboxadditions-kernel-desktop-latest-5.1.30-3.mga5.x86_64.rpm vboxadditions-kernel-server-latest-5.1.30-3.mga5.x86_64.rpm virtualbox-kernel-4.4.110-desktop-1.mga5-5.1.30-3.mga5.x86_64.rpm virtualbox-kernel-4.4.110-server-1.mga5-5.1.30-3.mga5.x86_64.rpm virtualbox-kernel-desktop-latest-5.1.30-3.mga5.x86_64.rpm virtualbox-kernel-server-latest-5.1.30-3.mga5.x86_64.rpm xtables-addons-kernel-4.4.110-desktop-1.mga5-2.10-51.mga5.x86_64.rpm xtables-addons-kernel-4.4.110-server-1.mga5-2.10-51.mga5.x86_64.rpm xtables-addons-kernel-desktop-latest-2.10-51.mga5.x86_64.rpm xtables-addons-kernel-server-latest-2.10-51.mga5.x86_64.rpm
Depends on: (none) => 22337
Athlon X2 7750 processor, Geforce 9800 GT graphics, 8GB, Atheros wifi. Applied all updates listed for my machine in testing, including the above server kernel and the microcode update. So far, so good.
CC: (none) => andrewsfarm
Silly me. Forgot to mention that Comment 1 is about a 64-bit system.
Mga5 32 (multi-test; microcode, kernel & broadcom wifi) # urpmi kernel-desktop-4.4.110-1.mga5 kernel-desktop-devel-4.4.110-1.mga5 kernel-desktop-latest kernel-desktop-devel-latest kernel-userspace-headers microcode installing kernel-desktop-latest-4.4.110-1.mga5.i586.rpm kernel-userspace-headers-4.4.110-1.mga5.i586.rpm kernel-desktop-devel-4.4.110-1.mga5-1-1.mga5.i586.rpm microcode-0.20171215-1.mga5.nonfree.noarch.rpm kernel-desktop-devel-latest-4.4.110-1.mga5.i586.rpm kernel-desktop-4.4.110-1.mga5-1-1.mga5.i586.rpm from /var/cache/urpmi/rpms Preparing... 1/6: microcode 2/6: kernel-userspace-headers 3/6: kernel-desktop-4.4.110-1.mga5 4/6: kernel-desktop-devel-4.4.110-1.mga5 5/6: kernel-desktop-devel-latest 6/6: kernel-desktop-latest 1/4: removing kernel-desktop-devel-latest-4.4.105-1.mga5.i586 2/4: removing microcode-0.20170707-1.mga5.nonfree.noarch 3/4: removing kernel-userspace-headers-4.4.105-1.mga5.i586 4/4: removing kernel-desktop-latest-4.4.105-1.mga5.i586 broadcom-wl (6.30.223.271-5.mga5.nonfree): Installing module. ................... ........... Cannot find a boot loader installed. Only taking care of initrd Creating: target|kernel|dracut args|basicmodules You should restart your computer for kernel-desktop-4.4.110-1.mga5 reboot to working desktop. wifi working -ok
CC: (none) => westelWhiteboard: (none) => MGA5-32-OK
Mga5-x86_64 (Celeron M 530) (multi-test; microcode, kernel, broadcom Wifi) # urpmi microcode kernel-desktop-latest kernel-desktop-devel-latest kernel-userspace-headers To satisfy dependencies, the following packages are going to be installed: Package Version Release Arch (medium "Core Updates Testing (distrib5)") kernel-desktop-4.4.110-1.mga5 1 1.mga5 x86_64 kernel-desktop-devel-4.4.110-> 1 1.mga5 x86_64 kernel-desktop-devel-latest 4.4.110 1.mga5 x86_64 kernel-desktop-latest 4.4.110 1.mga5 x86_64 kernel-userspace-headers 4.4.110 1.mga5 x86_64 (medium "Nonfree Updates Testing (distrib15)") microcode 0.20171215 1.mga5.nonfr> noarch 88MB of additional disk space will be used. 59MB of packages will be retrieved. Proceed with the installation of the 6 packages? (Y/n) y installing kernel-desktop-4.4.110-1.mga5-1-1.mga5.x86_64.rpm kernel-desktop-devel-latest-4.4.110-1.mga5.x86_64.rpm kernel-desktop-devel-4.4.110-1.mga5-1-1.mga5.x86_64.rpm microcode-0.20171215-1.mga5.nonfree.noarch.rpm kernel-desktop-latest-4.4.110-1.mga5.x86_64.rpm kernel-userspace-headers-4.4.110-1.mga5.x86_64.rpm from /var/cache/urpmi/rpms Preparing... 1/6: kernel-desktop-devel-4.4.110-1.mga5 2/6: kernel-desktop-4.4.110-1.mga5 3/6: kernel-desktop-latest 4/6: kernel-desktop-devel-latest 5/6: kernel-userspace-headers 6/6: microcode 1/4: removing kernel-userspace-headers-4.4.105-1.mga5.x86_64 2/4: removing kernel-desktop-latest-4.4.105-1.mga5.x86_64 3/4: removing microcode-0.20170707-1.mga5.nonfree.noarch 4/4: removing kernel-desktop-devel-latest-4.4.105-1.mga5.x86_64 broadcom-wl (6.30.223.271-5.mga5.nonfree): Installing module. ...................... .......... Cannot find a boot loader installed. Only taking care of initrd Creating: target|kernel|dracut args|basicmodules You should restart your computer for kernel-desktop-4.4.110-1.mga5 reboot to working desktop, wifi working -ok
Whiteboard: MGA5-32-OK => MGA5-32-OK MGA5-64-OK
Intel graphics, on an old ThinkPad SL510: updated to [marja@Mga5_64bit ~]$ rpm -qa --last | head microcode-0.20171215-1.mga5.nonfree.noarch Sun 07 Jan 2018 06:23:50 CET cpupower-4.4.110-1.mga5.x86_64 Sun 07 Jan 2018 06:23:45 CET kernel-desktop-latest-4.4.110-1.mga5.x86_64 Sun 07 Jan 2018 06:23:43 CET kernel-desktop-4.4.110-1.mga5-1-1.mga5.x86_64 Sun 07 Jan 2018 06:23:38 CET [marja@Mga5_64bit ~]$ uname -a Linux Mga5_64bit 4.4.110-desktop-1.mga5 #1 SMP Sat Jan 6 17:23:24 UTC 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux [marja@Mga5_64bit ~]$ at first sight everything works OK (except an issue that is probably hw related and that already existed before)... I'll use this laptop when I'm on the way today, if I find anything wrong I'll report it here. No news is good news.
CC: (none) => marja11
on mga5-64 packages installed cleanly: - cpupower-4.4.110-1.mga5.x86_64 - kernel-desktop-4.4.110-1.mga5-1-1.mga5.x86_64 - kernel-desktop-latest-4.4.110-1.mga5.x86_64 - kernel-userspace-headers-4.4.110-1.mga5.x86_64 - ldetect-lst-0.1.346.10-1.mga5.x86_64 - virtualbox-kernel-4.4.110-desktop-1.mga5-5.1.30-3.mga5.x86_64 - virtualbox-kernel-desktop-latest-5.1.30-3.mga5.x86_64 system re-booted normally $ uname -r 4.4.110-desktop-1.mga5 vbox and client launched normally no rgressions noted OK for mga5-64 on this system: Machine: System: Dell product: Precision Tower 3620 Mobo: Dell model: 09WH54 CPU: Quad core Intel Core i7-6700 (-HT-MCP-) Graphics: Card: Intel HD Graphics 530
CC: (none) => jim
on mga5-32, in a vbox VM packages installed cleanly: - cpupower-4.4.110-1.mga5.i586 - kernel-desktop-4.4.110-1.mga5-1-1.mga5.i586 - kernel-desktop-latest-4.4.110-1.mga5.i586 - kernel-userspace-headers-4.4.110-1.mga5.i586 - ldetect-lst-0.1.346.10-1.mga5.i586 - microcode-0.20171215-1.mga5.nonfree.noarch - vboxadditions-kernel-4.4.110-desktop-1.mga5-5.1.30-3.mga5.i586 - vboxadditions-kernel-desktop-latest-5.1.30-3.mga5.i586 VM re-booted normally $ uname -r 4.4.110-desktop-1.mga5 No regressions noted OK for mga5-32 in a vbox VM
MGA5-32 on Dell Latitude D600 Xfce No installation issues Usual tests with web content, documents, pictures, text files, videos, all OK.
CC: (none) => herman.viaene
System: Host: juza Kernel: 4.4.110-tmb-desktop-1.mga5 x86_64 Desktop: MATE 1.8.1 Distro: Mageia 5 thornicroft CPU: Quad core Intel Core i7-3630QM (-HT-MCP-) Machine: System: LENOVO product: 9541 v: Lenovo IdeaPad Y500 Graphics: Card: NVIDIA GK107M [GeForce GT 650M] GLX Version: 4.5.0 NVIDIA 384.11 RAM: 7.74 GB After reboot the usual battery of tests showed that the desktop was working well. No regressions observed.
CC: (none) => tarazed25
Intel Core2Duo, 8GB, Intel graphics, wired Internet. 32-bit server kernel, KDE4 system. Looks good.
The following 7 packages are going to be installed: - kernel-desktop-4.4.110-1.mga5-1-1.mga5.x86_64 - kernel-desktop-latest-4.4.110-1.mga5.x86_64 - microcode-0.20171215-2.mga5.nonfree.noarch - vboxadditions-kernel-4.4.110-desktop-1.mga5-5.1.30-3.mga5.x86_64 - vboxadditions-kernel-desktop-latest-5.1.30-3.mga5.x86_64 - virtualbox-kernel-4.4.110-desktop-1.mga5-5.1.30-3.mga5.x86_64 - virtualbox-kernel-desktop-latest-5.1.30-3.mga5.x86_64 55MB of additional disk space will be used. 50MB of packages will be retrieved. Is it ok to continue? $ uname -a Linux localhost 4.4.110-desktop-1.mga5 #1 SMP Sat Jan 6 17:23:24 UTC 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Firefox, libreoffice work fine. ---------------------- VirtualBox opens, but give an error on start of a VM Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908) The VirtualBox Linux kernel driver (vboxdrv) is either not loaded or there is a permission problem with /dev/vboxdrv. Please reinstall the kernel module by executing '/sbin/vboxconfig' as root. where: suplibOsInit what: 3 VERR_VM_DRIVER_NOT_INSTALLED (-1908) - The support driver is not installed. On linux, open returned ENOENT. ----------------- What did I do wrong?
CC: (none) => brtians1
Could you try installing dkms-virtualbox? If it is already installed, remove it and re-install.
Unfortunately there is still some regressions that will be fixed in 4.4.111, so a new kernel will be coming...
Keywords: (none) => feedback
Fixed kernels ready for test: SRPMS: dracut-038-21.2.mga5.src.rpm kernel-4.4.111-1.mga5.src.rpm kernel-userspace-headers-4.4.111-1.mga5.src.rpm kmod-vboxadditions-5.1.30-4.mga5.src.rpm kmod-virtualbox-5.1.30-4.mga5.src.rpm kmod-xtables-addons-2.10-52.mga5.src.rpm i586: dracut-038-21.2.mga5.i586.rpm kernel-desktop-4.4.111-1.mga5-1-1.mga5.i586.rpm kernel-desktop586-4.4.111-1.mga5-1-1.mga5.i586.rpm kernel-desktop586-devel-4.4.111-1.mga5-1-1.mga5.i586.rpm kernel-desktop586-devel-latest-4.4.111-1.mga5.i586.rpm kernel-desktop586-latest-4.4.111-1.mga5.i586.rpm kernel-desktop-devel-4.4.111-1.mga5-1-1.mga5.i586.rpm kernel-desktop-devel-latest-4.4.111-1.mga5.i586.rpm kernel-desktop-latest-4.4.111-1.mga5.i586.rpm kernel-doc-4.4.111-1.mga5.noarch.rpm kernel-server-4.4.111-1.mga5-1-1.mga5.i586.rpm kernel-server-devel-4.4.111-1.mga5-1-1.mga5.i586.rpm kernel-server-devel-latest-4.4.111-1.mga5.i586.rpm kernel-server-latest-4.4.111-1.mga5.i586.rpm kernel-source-4.4.111-1.mga5-1-1.mga5.noarch.rpm kernel-source-latest-4.4.111-1.mga5.noarch.rpm kernel-userspace-headers-4.4.111-1.mga5.i586.rpm vboxadditions-kernel-4.4.111-desktop-1.mga5-5.1.30-4.mga5.i586.rpm vboxadditions-kernel-4.4.111-desktop586-1.mga5-5.1.30-4.mga5.i586.rpm vboxadditions-kernel-4.4.111-server-1.mga5-5.1.30-4.mga5.i586.rpm vboxadditions-kernel-desktop586-latest-5.1.30-4.mga5.i586.rpm vboxadditions-kernel-desktop-latest-5.1.30-4.mga5.i586.rpm vboxadditions-kernel-server-latest-5.1.30-4.mga5.i586.rpm virtualbox-kernel-4.4.111-desktop-1.mga5-5.1.30-4.mga5.i586.rpm virtualbox-kernel-4.4.111-desktop586-1.mga5-5.1.30-4.mga5.i586.rpm virtualbox-kernel-4.4.111-server-1.mga5-5.1.30-4.mga5.i586.rpm virtualbox-kernel-desktop586-latest-5.1.30-4.mga5.i586.rpm virtualbox-kernel-desktop-latest-5.1.30-4.mga5.i586.rpm virtualbox-kernel-server-latest-5.1.30-4.mga5.i586.rpm xtables-addons-kernel-4.4.111-desktop-1.mga5-2.10-52.mga5.i586.rpm xtables-addons-kernel-4.4.111-desktop586-1.mga5-2.10-52.mga5.i586.rpm xtables-addons-kernel-4.4.111-server-1.mga5-2.10-52.mga5.i586.rpm xtables-addons-kernel-desktop586-latest-2.10-52.mga5.i586.rpm xtables-addons-kernel-desktop-latest-2.10-52.mga5.i586.rpm xtables-addons-kernel-server-latest-2.10-52.mga5.i586.rpm x86_64: dracut-038-21.2.mga5.x86_64.rpm kernel-desktop-4.4.111-1.mga5-1-1.mga5.x86_64.rpm kernel-desktop-devel-4.4.111-1.mga5-1-1.mga5.x86_64.rpm kernel-desktop-devel-latest-4.4.111-1.mga5.x86_64.rpm kernel-desktop-latest-4.4.111-1.mga5.x86_64.rpm kernel-doc-4.4.111-1.mga5.noarch.rpm kernel-server-4.4.111-1.mga5-1-1.mga5.x86_64.rpm kernel-server-devel-4.4.111-1.mga5-1-1.mga5.x86_64.rpm kernel-server-devel-latest-4.4.111-1.mga5.x86_64.rpm kernel-server-latest-4.4.111-1.mga5.x86_64.rpm kernel-source-4.4.111-1.mga5-1-1.mga5.noarch.rpm kernel-source-latest-4.4.111-1.mga5.noarch.rpm kernel-userspace-headers-4.4.111-1.mga5.x86_64.rpm vboxadditions-kernel-4.4.111-desktop-1.mga5-5.1.30-4.mga5.x86_64.rpm vboxadditions-kernel-4.4.111-server-1.mga5-5.1.30-4.mga5.x86_64.rpm vboxadditions-kernel-desktop-latest-5.1.30-4.mga5.x86_64.rpm vboxadditions-kernel-server-latest-5.1.30-4.mga5.x86_64.rpm virtualbox-kernel-4.4.111-desktop-1.mga5-5.1.30-4.mga5.x86_64.rpm virtualbox-kernel-4.4.111-server-1.mga5-5.1.30-4.mga5.x86_64.rpm virtualbox-kernel-desktop-latest-5.1.30-4.mga5.x86_64.rpm virtualbox-kernel-server-latest-5.1.30-4.mga5.x86_64.rpm xtables-addons-kernel-4.4.111-desktop-1.mga5-2.10-52.mga5.x86_64.rpm xtables-addons-kernel-4.4.111-server-1.mga5-2.10-52.mga5.x86_64.rpm xtables-addons-kernel-desktop-latest-2.10-52.mga5.x86_64.rpm xtables-addons-kernel-server-latest-2.10-52.mga5.x86_64.rpm
Summary: Update request: kernel 4.4.110 => Update request: kernel 4.4.111Keywords: feedback => (none)Whiteboard: MGA5-32-OK MGA5-64-OK => (none)
RS780L [Radeon 3000] AMD Athlon(tm) II X3 450 Processor -- The following 9 packages are going to be installed: - cpupower-4.4.111-1.mga5.x86_64 - dracut-038-21.2.mga5.x86_64 - kernel-desktop-4.4.111-1.mga5-1-1.mga5.x86_64 - kernel-desktop-latest-4.4.111-1.mga5.x86_64 - microcode-0.20180108-1.mga5.nonfree.noarch - vboxadditions-kernel-4.4.111-desktop-1.mga5-5.1.30-4.mga5.x86_64 - vboxadditions-kernel-desktop-latest-5.1.30-4.mga5.x86_64 - virtualbox-kernel-4.4.111-desktop-1.mga5-5.1.30-4.mga5.x86_64 - virtualbox-kernel-desktop-latest-5.1.30-4.mga5.x86_64 54MB of additional disk space will be used. 50MB of packages will be retrieved. Is it ok to continue? - rebooted - $ uname -a Linux localhost 4.4.111-desktop-1.mga5 #1 SMP Wed Jan 10 21:54:51 UTC 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Chromium works, libreoffice, firefox. System is functioning as designed. Having properly installed cpupower, etc. Virtualbox is working properly. 64-bit working as designed
MGA5-32 on Dell Latitude D600 Xfce Installed kernel 4.4.111, no vbox After reboot tested webcontent, pdf, txt, odp, wav, avi, jpg, pnm, tif files all OK. Good enough for me.
x86_64 server kernels now running on Mageia infra without issues so far...
on mga5-64 packages installed cleanly: - cpupower-4.4.111-1.mga5.x86_64 - dracut-038-21.2.mga5.x86_64 - microcode-0.20180108-1.mga5.nonfree.noarch - kernel-desktop-4.4.111-1.mga5-1-1.mga5.x86_64 - kernel-desktop-latest-4.4.111-1.mga5.x86_64 - virtualbox-kernel-4.4.111-desktop-1.mga5-5.1.30-4.mga5.x86_64 - virtualbox-kernel-desktop-latest-5.1.30-4.mga5.x86_64 $ uname -r 4.4.111-desktop-1.mga5 - Tested various common applications - No regressions noted Virtualbox and client launched normally OK for mga5-64 on this system; Dell product: Precision Tower 3620 Mobo: Dell model: 09WH54 Card: Intel HD Graphics 530 CPU: Quad core Intel Core i7-6700 (-HT-MCP-) PC-BIOS boot GPT partitions
on mga5-32 in a vbox VM packages installed cleanly: - cpupower-4.4.111-1.mga5.i586 - dracut-038-21.2.mga5.i586 - kernel-desktop-4.4.111-1.mga5-1-1.mga5.i586 - kernel-desktop-latest-4.4.111-1.mga5.i586 - microcode-0.20180108-1.mga5.nonfree.noarch - vboxadditions-kernel-4.4.111-desktop-1.mga5-5.1.30-4.mga5.i586 - vboxadditions-kernel-desktop-latest-5.1.30-4.mga5.i586 $ uname -r 4.4.111-desktop-1.mga5 Tested various common applications No regressions noted OK for mga5-32 in a vbox VM
Athlon X2 7750 processor, Geforce 9800 GT graphics, 8GB, Atheros wifi. Installed 64-bit microcode, dracut, and server kernel packages. Rebooted, nvidia340 kernel module built, wifi started, all successful. Tried some apps, no regressions noted. OK for 64-bit server kernel on this hardware.
RS780L [Radeon 3000] AMD Athlon(tm) II X3 450 Processor Linux localhost 4.4.111-desktop-1.mga5 #1 SMP Wed Jan 10 21:54:51 UTC 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Build VirtualBox VM - new one (non-nvidia hardware). Worked fine. Abused I/O to disk nicely, things seem to be working fine. Abused network stack by moving around GB's of files, seems stable. 64-bit desktop ok on this hardware.
Advisory, added to svn: type: security subject: Updated kernel packages fix security vulnerabilities CVE: - CVE 2017-5715 - CVE 2017-5753 - CVE-2017-5754 - CVE-2017-15129 - CVE-2017-17741 - CVE-2017-1000407 src: 5: core: - dracut-038-21.2.mga5 - kernel-4.4.111-1.mga5 - kernel-userspace-headers-4.4.111-1.mga5 - kmod-vboxadditions-5.1.30-4.mga5 - kmod-virtualbox-5.1.30-4.mga5 - kmod-xtables-addons-2.10-52.mga5 description: | This kernel update is based on the upstream 4.4.111 and and fixes several security issues. The most important fix in this update is for the security issue named "Meltdown" that is fixed in theese kernels by enabling kernel Page Table Isolation (KTPI). Note that according to AMD, this issue does not effect Amd processors, so it is not enabled by default on systems using Amd CPU. The list of known security fixes and mitigations in this kernel: kvm: vmx: Scrub hardware GPRs at VM-exit. This enables partial mitigation in kvm for the security issue named "Spectre" (CVE 2017-5715, CVE 2017-5753). Systems with microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and indirect branch prediction may allow unauthorized disclosure of information to an attacker with local user access via a side-channel analysis of the data cache (CVE-2017-5754, "MeltDown"). A use-after-free vulnerability was found in network namespaces code affecting the Linux kernel before 4.14.11. The function get_net_ns_by_id() in net/core/net_namespace.c does not check for the net::count value after it has found a peer network in netns_ids idr, which could lead to double free and memory corruption. This vulnerability could allow an unprivileged local user to induce kernel memory corruption on the system, leading to a crash. Due to the nature of the flaw, privilege escalation cannot be fully ruled out, although it is thought to be unlikely (CVE-2017-15129). The KVM implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.14.7 allows attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory, aka a write_mmio stack-based out-of-bounds read, related to arch/x86/kvm/x86.c and include/trace/events/kvm.h (CVE-2017-17741). The Linux Kernel 2.6.32 and later are affected by a denial of service, by flooding the diagnostic port 0x80 an exception can be triggered leading to a kernel panic (CVE-2017-1000407). The kernels are also fixed to allow loading cpu microcode for Amd family 17 (Zen) processors, and dracut have been fixed to properly support early firmware loading on the microcode on all Amd cpus. For more info about Meltdown, Spectre and other fixes in this update, see the refences. references: - https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22331 - https://meltdownattack.com/ - https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.fi/2018/01/reading-privileged-memory-with-side.html - https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.106 - https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.107 - https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.108 - https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.109 - https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.110 - https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.111
Keywords: (none) => advisory
Intel desktop - e5800 processor, integrated intel graphics x86-64 desktop Heavy I/O testing. Configured machine with Nextcloud, moved gigabytes of data to it and from it. Seems to be working acceptable over ethernet. working as designed.
System: Host: difda Kernel: 4.4.105-desktop-1.mga5 x86_64 Updated to kernel-desktop-4.4.111-1.mga5 - cpupower-4.4.111-1.mga5.x86_64 - cpupower-devel-4.4.111-1.mga5.x86_64 - dracut-038-21.2.mga5.x86_64 - kernel-desktop-4.4.111-1.mga5-1-1.mga5.x86_64 - kernel-desktop-devel-4.4.111-1.mga5-1-1.mga5.x86_64 - kernel-desktop-devel-latest-4.4.111-1.mga5.x86_64 - kernel-desktop-latest-4.4.111-1.mga5.x86_64 - kernel-doc-4.4.111-1.mga5.noarch - kernel-userspace-headers-4.4.111-1.mga5.x86_64 - ldetect-lst-0.1.346.10-1.mga5.x86_64 - ldetect-lst-devel-0.1.346.10-1.mga5.x86_64 - microcode-0.20180108-1.mga5.nonfree.noarch - perf-4.4.111-1.mga5.x86_64 nvidia and virtualbox kmods rebuilt # drakboot --boot $ reboot $ dmesg | grep microcode [ 0.000000] microcode: CPU0 microcode updated early to revision 0x23, date = 2017-11-20 System: Host: difda Kernel: 4.4.111-desktop-1.mga5 x86_64 CPU: Quad core Intel Core i7-4790 (-HT-MCP-) clocked at 3935 MHz Machine: Mobo: MSI model: Z97-G43 (MS-7816) v: 3.0 Graphics: Card: NVIDIA GM204 [GeForce GTX 970] GLX Version: 4.5.0 NVIDIA 384.98 RAM: 32 GB Desktop applications working under Mate. Ran some hardware tests. All OK. glmark2 score 20100.
Keywords: (none) => validated_updateWhiteboard: (none) => MGA5-64-OK, MGA5-32-OKCC: (none) => sysadmin-bugs
An update for this issue has been pushed to the Mageia Updates repository. https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0073.html
Status: NEW => RESOLVEDResolution: (none) => FIXED