linux-aws: 4.4.0-1004.4 -proposed tracker

[Kamal Mostafa]

This bug is for tracking the 4.4.0-1004.4 upload package. This bug will contain status and testing results related to that upload.

For an explanation of the tasks and the associated workflow see: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/kernel-sru-workflow

kernel-stable-phase:Packaging
kernel-stable-phase-changed:Thursday, 16. November 2017 20:01 UTC

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phase: Packaging

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

I've "disabled" this tracking bug so that the kernel doesn't get promoted prematurely to -proposed.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package linux-aws - 4.4.0-1005.5

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linux-aws (4.4.0-1005.5) trusty; urgency=low

  * linux-aws: 4.4.0-1005.5 -proposed tracker (LP: #1736182)

  * Update config with NET_DSA=n as required by changes in
     upstream stable update to 4.4.98 (LP: #1732698)

  [ Ubuntu: 4.4.0-103.126 ]

  * linux: 4.4.0-103.126 -proposed tracker (LP: #1736181)
  * CVE-2017-1000405
    - mm, thp: Do not make page table dirty unconditionally in touch_p[mu]d()
  * CVE-2017-16939
    - netlink: add a start callback for starting a netlink dump
    - ipsec: Fix aborted xfrm policy dump crash

  [ Ubuntu: 4.4.0-102.125 ]

  * linux: 4.4.0-102.125 -proposed tracker (LP: #1733541)
  * tar -x sometimes fails on overlayfs (LP: #1728489)
    - ovl: check if all layers are on the same fs
    - ovl: persistent inode number for directories
  * NVMe timeout is too short (LP: #1729119)
    - nvme: update timeout module parameter type
  * Set PANIC_TIMEOUT=10 on Power Systems (LP: #1730660)
    - [Config]: Set PANIC_TIMEOUT=10 on ppc64el
  * Cannot pair BLE remote devices when using combo BT SoC (LP: #1731467)
    - Bluetooth: increase timeout for le auto connections
  * CIFS errors on 4.4.0-98, but not on 4.4.0-97 with same config (LP: #1729337)
    - SMB3: Validate negotiate request must always be signed
  * Plantronics P610 does not support sample rate reading (LP: #1719853)
    - ALSA: usb-audio: Add sample rate quirk for Plantronics P610
  * Invalid btree pointer causes the kernel NULL pointer dereference
    (LP: #1729256)
    - xfs: reinit btree pointer on attr tree inactivation walk
  * Samba mount/umount in docker container triggers kernel Oops (LP: #1729637)
    - ipv6: only call ip6_route_dev_notify() once for NETDEV_UNREGISTER
    - ipv6: fix NULL dereference in ip6_route_dev_notify()
  * [kernel] tty/hvc: Use opal irqchip interface if available (LP: #1728098)
    - tty/hvc: Use opal irqchip interface if available
  * Device hotplugging with MPT SAS cannot work for VMWare ESXi (LP: #1730852)
    - scsi: mptsas: Fixup device hotplug for VMWare ESXi
  * NMI watchdog: BUG: soft lockup on Guest upon boot (KVM) (LP: #1727331)
    - KVM: PPC: Book3S: Treat VTB as a per-subcore register, not per-thread
  * Attempt to map rbd image from ceph jewel/luminous hangs (LP: #1728739)
    - crush: ensure bucket id is valid before indexing buckets array
    - crush: ensure take bucket value is valid
    - crush: add chooseleaf_stable tunable
    - crush: decode and initialize chooseleaf_stable
    - libceph: advertise support for TUNABLES5
    - libceph: MOSDOpReply v7 encoding
  * Xenial update to 4.4.98 stable release (LP: #1732698)
    - adv7604: Initialize drive strength to default when using DT
    - video: fbdev: pmag-ba-fb: Remove bad `__init' annotation
    - PCI: mvebu: Handle changes to the bridge windows while enabled
    - xen/netback: set default upper limit of tx/rx queues to 8
    - drm: drm_minor_register(): Clean up debugfs on failure
    - KVM: PPC: Book 3S: XICS: correct the real mode ICP rejecting counter
    - iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Clear prior settings when updating STEs
    - powerpc/corenet: explicitly disable the SDHC contr...