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[Bug 1593293] Re: brd module compiled as built-in

 

This bug was fixed in the package linux - 4.10.0-8.10

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linux (4.10.0-8.10) zesty; urgency=low

  [ Tim Gardner ]

  * Release Tracking Bug
    - LP: #1664217

  * [Hyper-V] Bug fixes for storvsc (tagged queuing, error conditions)
    (LP: #1663687)
    - scsi: storvsc: Enable tracking of queue depth
    - scsi: storvsc: Remove the restriction on max segment size
    - scsi: storvsc: Enable multi-queue support
    - scsi: storvsc: use tagged SRB requests if supported by the device
    - scsi: storvsc: properly handle SRB_ERROR when sense message is present
    - scsi: storvsc: properly set residual data length on errors

  * Ubuntu16.10-KVM:Big configuration with multiple guests running SRIOV VFs
    caused KVM host hung and all KVM guests down. (LP: #1651248)
    - KVM: PPC: Book 3S: XICS cleanup: remove XICS_RM_REJECT
    - KVM: PPC: Book 3S: XICS: correct the real mode ICP rejecting counter
    - KVM: PPC: Book 3S: XICS: Fix potential issue with duplicate IRQ resends
    - KVM: PPC: Book 3S: XICS: Implement ICS P/Q states
    - KVM: PPC: Book 3S: XICS: Don't lock twice when checking for resend

  * overlay: mkdir fails if directory exists in lowerdir in a user namespace
    (LP: #1531747)
    - SAUCE: overlayfs: Skip permission checking for trusted.overlayfs.* xattrs

  * CVE-2016-1575 (LP: #1534961)
    - SAUCE: overlayfs: Skip permission checking for trusted.overlayfs.* xattrs

  * CVE-2016-1576 (LP: #1535150)
    - SAUCE: overlayfs: Skip permission checking for trusted.overlayfs.* xattrs

  * Miscellaneous Ubuntu changes
    - SAUCE: md/raid6 algorithms: scale test duration for speedier boots
    - SAUCE: Import aufs driver
    - d-i: Build message-modules udeb for arm64
    - rebase to v4.10-rc8

  * Miscellaneous upstream changes
    - Revert "UBUNTU: SAUCE: aufs -- remove .readlink assignment"
    - Revert "UBUNTU: SAUCE: (no-up) aufs: for v4.9-rc1, support setattr_prepare()"
    - Revert "UBUNTU: SAUCE: aufs -- Add flags argument to aufs_rename()"
    - Revert "UBUNTU: SAUCE: aufs -- Convert to use xattr handlers"
    - Revert "UBUNTU: SAUCE: Import aufs driver"

  [ Upstream Kernel Changes ]

  * rebase to v4.10-rc8

 -- Tim Gardner <tim.gardner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>  Mon, 06 Feb 2017 08:34:24
-0700

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Zesty)
       Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released

** CVE added: http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-
bin/cvename.cgi?name=2016-1575

** CVE added: http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-
bin/cvename.cgi?name=2016-1576

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Title:
  brd module compiled as built-in

Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in linux source package in Xenial:
  Fix Committed
Status in linux source package in Yakkety:
  Fix Committed
Status in linux source package in Zesty:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Block RAM disk module (brd, CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM) compiled as 'y', that
  means it is 'built-in' and can not be unloaded or loaded with
  different parameters. This render module completely useless because
  user can not anymore change it size.

  Please change it back to 'm' (module) to allow users use this module.

  Affected kernels (so far): Xenial, Yakkety (4.4).

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