The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix: * kernel: memory corruption in AX88179_178A based USB ethernet device. * hw: cpu: LFENCE/JMP Mitigation Update for CVE-2017-5715 For more details about the security issue, including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page listed in the References section. Bug Fix: * Prevent unnecessary resets - Avoid leaving shost-last_reset with stale value if EH does not run * i40e: Request to backport upstream commit 2e5a20573a92 * disable VMA-based swap-in readahead on PowerPC