x86_64 server kernel is now running on all of Mageia infra and on my own servers

mga6, UEFI
Intel Core i7-4790 (-HT-MCP-)
NVIDIA GM204 [GeForce GTX 970] - nvidia 390.87

Installed packages.

- cpupower-4.14.121-1.mga6.x86_64
- kernel-desktop-4.14.121-1.mga6-1-1.mga6.x86_64
- kernel-desktop-devel-4.14.121-1.mga6-1-1.mga6.x86_64
- kernel-desktop-devel-latest-4.14.121-1.mga6.x86_64
- kernel-desktop-latest-4.14.121-1.mga6.x86_64
- kernel-doc-4.14.121-1.mga6.noarch
- kernel-source-4.14.121-1.mga6-1-1.mga6.noarch
- kernel-source-latest-4.14.121-1.mga6.noarch
- kernel-userspace-headers-4.14.121-1.mga6.x86_64
- perf-4.14.121-1.mga6.x86_64
- vboxadditions-kernel-4.14.121-desktop-1.mga6-6.0.8-2.mga6.x86_64
- vboxadditions-kernel-desktop-latest-6.0.8-2.mga6.x86_64
- virtualbox-kernel-4.14.121-desktop-1.mga6-6.0.8-2.mga6.x86_64
- virtualbox-kernel-desktop-latest-6.0.8-2.mga6.x86_64
- xtables-addons-kernel-4.14.121-desktop-1.mga6-2.13-86.mga6.x86_64
- xtables-addons-kernel-desktop-latest-2.13-86.mga6.x86_64

# urpmi cpupower-devel

Rebooted to Cinnamon.  Bluetooth working, USB drives mounted.  The file manager comes up
with a handy cli panel above the icons.  The machine handled disk, cpu, ram and io
stress tests well.
Switched to plain GNOME, which MageiaWelcome reported as GNOME Wayland.  That functioned as expected.  glmark2 ran very fast.
Tried GNOME Wayland but that looped back to login every time.
GNOME on Xorg worked fine.
Xfce came up OK.  File associations in the file manager seem reasonable.
Reverted to Mate.  glmark2 score 40% of the Cinnamon score but everything is working
including virtualbox.

CC: (none) => tarazed25

s/Cinnamon score/GNOME score/

on mga6-64  kernel-desktop  plasma

packages installed cleanly:
- cpupower-4.14.121-1.mga6.x86_64
- kernel-desktop-4.14.121-1.mga6-1-1.mga6.x86_64
- kernel-desktop-devel-4.14.121-1.mga6-1-1.mga6.x86_64
- kernel-desktop-devel-latest-4.14.121-1.mga6.x86_64
- kernel-desktop-latest-4.14.121-1.mga6.x86_64
- kernel-userspace-headers-4.14.121-1.mga6.x86_64
- virtualbox-kernel-4.14.121-desktop-1.mga6-6.0.8-2.mga6.x86_64
- virtualbox-kernel-desktop-latest-6.0.8-2.mga6.x86_64

system rebooted normally:
$ uname -r
4.14.121-desktop-1.mga6
# dkms status
virtualbox, 6.0.8-1.mga6, 4.14.119-desktop-1.mga6, x86_64: installed 
virtualbox, 6.0.8-1.mga6, 4.14.121-desktop-1.mga6, x86_64: installed 
virtualbox, 6.0.8-1.mga6, 4.14.119-desktop-1.mga6, x86_64: installed-binary from 4.14.119-desktop-1.mga6
virtualbox, 6.0.8-1.mga6, 4.14.121-desktop-1.mga6, x86_64: installed-binary from 4.14.121-desktop-1.mga6

vbox and clients - OK
(updated to kernel-desktop-4.14.121-1 in mga vbox clients)

no regressions noted

looks OK for mga6-64 on this system:

Machine:   Device: desktop System: Dell product: Precision Tower 3620
           Mobo: Dell model: 09WH54 v: A00 UEFI [Legacy]: Dell v: 2.12.0 
           date: 02/15/2019
CPU:       Quad core Intel Core i7-6700 (-HT-MCP-)
Graphics:  Card: Intel HD Graphics 530

CC: (none) => jim

In a Vbox client, M6.1, Plasma, 32-bit

Testing: kernel-desktop-latest vboxadditions-kernel-desktop-latest cpupower

[root@localhost wilcal]# uname -a
Linux localhost 4.14.119-desktop-1.mga6 #1 SMP Tue May 14 21:13:26 UTC 2019 i686 i686 i686 GNU/Linux
[root@localhost wilcal]# urpmi kernel-desktop-latest
Package kernel-desktop-latest-4.14.119-1.mga6.i586 is already installed
[root@localhost wilcal]# urpmi vboxadditions-kernel-desktop-latest
Package vboxadditions-kernel-desktop-latest-6.0.8-1.mga6.i586 is already installed
[root@localhost wilcal]# urpmi cpupower
Package cpupower-4.14.119-1.mga6.i586 is already installed


Install kernel-desktop-latest vboxadditions-kernel-desktop-latest cpupower from updates testing

TThe following 6 packages are going to be installed:

- cpupower-4.14.121-1.mga6.i586
- kernel-desktop-4.14.121-1.mga6-1-1.mga6.i586
- kernel-desktop-latest-4.14.121-1.mga6.i586
- meta-task-6-3.3.mga6.noarch
- vboxadditions-kernel-4.14.121-desktop-1.mga6-6.0.8-2.mga6.i586
- vboxadditions-kernel-desktop-latest-6.0.8-2.mga6.i586

Reboot system.

[root@localhost wilcal]# uname -a
Linux localhost 4.14.121-desktop-1.mga6 #1 SMP Wed May 22 11:32:04 UTC 2019 i686 i686 i686 GNU/Linux
[root@localhost wilcal]# urpmi kernel-desktop-latest
Package kernel-desktop-latest-4.14.121-1.mga6.i586 is already installed
[root@localhost wilcal]# urpmi vboxadditions-kernel-desktop-latest
Package vboxadditions-kernel-desktop-latest-6.0.8-2.mga6.i586 is already installed
[root@localhost wilcal]# urpmi cpupower
Package cpupower-4.14.121-1.mga6.i586 is already installed

Boots to a working desktop. Screen resolution is correct. Common apps work.

CC: (none) => wilcal.int

In a Vbox client, M6.1, Plasma, 64-bit

Testing: kernel-desktop-latest vboxadditions-kernel-desktop-latest cpupower

[root@localhost wilcal]# uname -a
Linux localhost 4.14.119-desktop-1.mga6 #1 SMP Tue May 14 19:26:16 UTC 2019 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
[root@localhost wilcal]# urpmi kernel-desktop-latest
Package kernel-desktop-latest-4.14.119-1.mga6.x86_64 is already installed
[root@localhost wilcal]# urpmi vboxadditions-kernel-desktop-latest
Package vboxadditions-kernel-desktop-latest-6.0.8-1.mga6.x86_64 is already installed
[root@localhost wilcal]# urpmi cpupower
Package cpupower-4.14.119-1.mga6.x86_64 is already installed


Boots to a working desktop. Screen resolution is correct. Common apps work.

Install kernel-desktop-latest vboxadditions-kernel-desktop-latest cpupower from updates testing

The following 6 packages are going to be installed:

- cpupower-4.14.121-1.mga6.x86_64
- kernel-desktop-4.14.121-1.mga6-1-1.mga6.x86_64
- kernel-desktop-latest-4.14.121-1.mga6.x86_64
- meta-task-6-3.3.mga6.noarch
- vboxadditions-kernel-4.14.121-desktop-1.mga6-6.0.8-2.mga6.x86_64
- vboxadditions-kernel-desktop-latest-6.0.8-2.mga6.x86_64

Reboot system.

[root@localhost wilcal]# uname -a
Linux localhost 4.14.121-desktop-1.mga6 #1 SMP Wed May 22 12:26:58 UTC 2019 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
[root@localhost wilcal]# urpmi kernel-desktop-latest
Package kernel-desktop-latest-4.14.121-1.mga6.x86_64 is already installed
[root@localhost wilcal]# urpmi vboxadditions-kernel-desktop-latest
Package vboxadditions-kernel-desktop-latest-6.0.8-2.mga6.x86_64 is already installed
[root@localhost wilcal]# urpmi cpupower
Package cpupower-4.14.121-1.mga6.x86_64 is already installed

Boots to a working desktop. Screen resolution is correct. Common apps work.

On real hardware, M6.1, Plasma, 64-bit

initial install:
kernel-desktop-latest
virtualbox vboxadditions-kernel-desktop-latest dkms-virtualbox
virtualbox-guest-additions virtualbox-kernel-desktop-latest x11-driver-video-vboxvideo
kernel-desktop-devel-latest dkms-nvidia-current cpupower

[root@localhost wilcal]# uname -a
Linux localhost 4.14.104-desktop-2.mga6 #1 SMP Wed Feb 27 17:08:11 UTC 2019 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
[root@localhost wilcal]# urpmi kernel-desktop-latest
Package kernel-desktop-latest-4.14.104-2.mga6.x86_64 is already installed
[root@localhost wilcal]# urpmi virtualbox
Package virtualbox-5.2.24-1.mga6.x86_64 is already installed
[root@localhost wilcal]# urpmi vboxadditions-kernel-desktop-latest
Package vboxadditions-kernel-desktop-latest-5.2.24-8.mga6.x86_64 is already installed
[root@localhost wilcal]# urpmi dkms-virtualbox
Package dkms-virtualbox-5.2.24-1.mga6.noarch is already installed
[root@localhost wilcal]# urpmi virtualbox-guest-additions
Package virtualbox-guest-additions-5.2.24-1.mga6.x86_64 is already installed
[root@localhost wilcal]# urpmi virtualbox-kernel-desktop-latest
Package virtualbox-kernel-desktop-latest-5.2.24-8.mga6.x86_64 is already installed
[root@localhost wilcal]# urpmi x11-driver-video-vboxvideo
Package x11-driver-video-vboxvideo-5.2.24-1.mga6.x86_64 is already installed
[root@localhost wilcal]# urpmi kernel-desktop-devel-latest
Package kernel-desktop-devel-latest-4.14.104-2.mga6.x86_64 is already installed
[root@localhost wilcal]# urpmi dkms-nvidia-current
Package dkms-nvidia-current-390.87-1.mga6.nonfree.x86_64 is already installed
[root@localhost wilcal]# urpmi cpupower
Package cpupower-4.14.104-2.mga6.x86_64 is already installed
[root@localhost wilcal]# lspci -k
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GF108 [GeForce GT 440] (rev a1)
        Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd Device 3518
        Kernel driver in use: nvidia
        Kernel modules: nvidiafb, nouveau, nvidia_drm, nvidia_current
        
Mageia-6.1-LiveDVD-Xfce-i586-DVD.iso
Create a Vbox client. Works just fine. Boots to a working desktop.

install from update_testing:
kernel-desktop-latest
virtualbox vboxadditions-kernel-desktop-latest dkms-virtualbox
virtualbox-guest-additions virtualbox-kernel-desktop-latest x11-driver-video-vboxvideo
kernel-desktop-devel-latest dkms-nvidia-current cpupower

The following 9 packages are going to be installed:

- kernel-desktop-4.14.121-1.mga6-1-1.mga6.x86_64
- kernel-desktop-devel-4.14.121-1.mga6-1-1.mga6.x86_64
- kernel-desktop-devel-latest-4.14.121-1.mga6.x86_64
- kernel-desktop-latest-4.14.121-1.mga6.x86_64
- meta-task-6-3.3.mga6.noarch
- vboxadditions-kernel-4.14.121-desktop-1.mga6-6.0.8-2.mga6.x86_64
- vboxadditions-kernel-desktop-latest-6.0.8-2.mga6.x86_64
- virtualbox-kernel-4.14.121-desktop-1.mga6-6.0.8-2.mga6.x86_64
- virtualbox-kernel-desktop-latest-6.0.8-2.mga6.x86_64

[root@localhost wilcal]# uname -a
Linux localhost 4.14.121-desktop-1.mga6 #1 SMP Wed May 22 12:26:58 UTC 2019 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
[root@localhost wilcal]# urpmi kernel-desktop-latest
Package kernel-desktop-latest-4.14.121-1.mga6.x86_64 is already installed
[root@localhost wilcal]# urpmi virtualbox
Package virtualbox-6.0.8-1.mga6.x86_64 is already installed
[root@localhost wilcal]# urpmi vboxadditions-kernel-desktop-latest
Package vboxadditions-kernel-desktop-latest-6.0.8-2.mga6.x86_64 is already installed
[root@localhost wilcal]# urpmi dkms-virtualbox
Package dkms-virtualbox-6.0.8-1.mga6.noarch is already installed
[root@localhost wilcal]# urpmi virtualbox-guest-additions
Package virtualbox-guest-additions-6.0.8-1.mga6.x86_64 is already installed
[root@localhost wilcal]# urpmi virtualbox-kernel-desktop-latest
Package virtualbox-kernel-desktop-latest-6.0.8-2.mga6.x86_64 is already installed
[root@localhost wilcal]# urpmi x11-driver-video-vboxvideo
Package x11-driver-video-vboxvideo-5.2.24-1.mga6.x86_64 is already installed
[root@localhost wilcal]# urpmi kernel-desktop-devel-latest
Package kernel-desktop-devel-latest-4.14.121-1.mga6.x86_64 is already installed
[root@localhost wilcal]# urpmi dkms-nvidia-current
Package dkms-nvidia-current-390.87-1.mga6.nonfree.x86_64 is already installed
[root@localhost wilcal]# urpmi cpupower
Package cpupower-4.14.121-1.mga6.x86_64 is already installed
[wilcal@localhost ~]$ lspci -k
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GF108 [GeForce GT 440] (rev a1)
        Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd Device 3518
        Kernel driver in use: nvidia
        Kernel modules: nvidiafb, nouveau, nvidia_drm, nvidia_current
        
Mageia-6.1-LiveDVD-Xfce-i586-DVD.iso
Still works as a Vbox client. Boots to a working desktop.

Mageia-6.1-LiveDVD-GNOME-x86_64-DVD.iso
Create a Vbox client. Works just fine. Boots to a working desktop.

Mageia-7-rc-x86_64.iso
Installs as a Vbox client. Boots to a working desktop.
Updates then reboots back to a working desktop.

Test platform:
Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz
GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD3-B3 LGA 1155 MoBo
GIGABYTE GV-N440D3-1GI Nvidia GeForce GT 440 (Fermi) 1GB
RTL8111/8168B PCI Express 1Gbit Ethernet
DRAM 16GB (4 x 4GB)

AMD Athlon X2 7750, 8GB RAM, Geforce 210 (nvidia340) graphics, Atheros wifi, 64-bit Plasma system using the desktop kernel.

All packages installed cleanly. After the reboot tried all the usual suspects, including VirtualBox. No issues noted.

CC: (none) => andrewsfarm

Advisory, added to svn:

type: security
subject: Updated kernel packages fix security vulnerabilities
CVE:
 - CVE-2019-10142
 - CVE-2019-11833
src:
  7:
   core:
     - kernel-4.14.121-1.mga6
     - kernel-userspace-headers-4.14.121-1.mga6
     - kmod-vboxadditions-6.0.8-2.mga6
     - kmod-virtualbox-6.0.8-2.mga6
     - kmod-xtables-addons-2.13-86.mga6
description: |
  This kernel update provides the upstream 4.14.121. It adds additional
  fixes to the the kernel side mitigations for the Microarchitectural
  Data Sampling (MDS, also called ZombieLoad attack) vulnerabilities.

  It also fixes the following security issues:

  A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's freescale hypervisor manager
  implementation. A parameter passed via to an ioctl was incorrectly
  validated and used in size calculations for the page size calculation.
  An attacker can use this flaw to crash the system or corrupt memory
  or, possibly, create other adverse security affects (CVE-2019-10142).

  fs/ext4/extents.c in the Linux kernel through 5.1.2 does not zero out
  the unused memory region in the extent tree block, which might allow
  local users to obtain sensitive information by reading uninitialized
  data in the filesystem (CVE-2019-11833).

  It also fixes an upstream regression that caused older 'legacy'
  bluetooth adapters to stop working (mga #24840).

  For other uptstream fixes in this update, see the referenced changelogs.
references:
 - https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24853
 - https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24840
 - https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.120
 - https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.121

Keywords: (none) => advisory

Enough tests, validating

Keywords: (none) => validated_update
Whiteboard: (none) => MGA6-32-OK MGA6-64-OK
CC: (none) => sysadmin-bugs

An update for this issue has been pushed to the Mageia Updates repository.

https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0185.html

Status: NEW => RESOLVED
Resolution: (none) => FIXED