linux (4.8.15-2) unstable; urgency=medium

linux (4.8.15-2) unstable; urgency=medium

  [ Ben Hutchings ]
  * [x86] Enable INTEL_VBTN as module (Closes: #848967)
  * debian/control: Change build-dependency on asciidoc to prefer the new
    asciidoc-base, so we don't pull in LaTeX unnecessarily
  * [x86] Enable LEDS_DELL_NETBOOKS and DELL_SMBIOS as modules; re-enable
    DELL_LAPTOP and DELL_WMI as modules (Closes: #849674)
  * [powerpc*] boot: Request no dynamic linker for boot wrapper
    (Closes: #848851, FTBFS on ppc6el)
  * cpufreq: Enable CPU_FREQ_GOV_SCHEDUTIL as module
  * [x86] ACPI: Enable DPTF_POWER as module
  * [x86] perf: Enable PERF_EVENTS_AMD_POWER as module
  * [x86] perf: Change PERF_EVENTS_INTEL_{CSTATE,RAPL,UNCORE} from built-in
    to modules
  * PCI: Enable PCIE_DPC (except for armel/versatile)
  * [amd64] PCI: Enable PCI_HYPERV as module
  * inet: Enable INET_DIAG_DESTROY
  * tcp: Enable TCP_CONG_NV as module
  * ipv6: Enable IPV6_ILA as module
  * net/sched: Enable NET_CLS_MATCHALL, NET_ACT_IFE, NET_IFE_SKBMARK,
    NET_IFE_SKBPRIO as modules
  * hci_uart: Enable BT_HCIUART_AG6XX
  * nvme: Enable NVME_RDMA, NVME_TARGET, NVME_TARGET_RDMA as modules
  * [amd64] mic: Enable VOP_BUS and VOP as modules; re-enable INTEL_MIC_HOST as
    module
  * debian/control: Add Salvatore Bonaccorso to Uploaders
  * [rt] Update to 4.8.15-rt10 (no functional change)

  [ Salvatore Bonaccorso ]
  * sg_write()/bsg_write() is not fit to be called under KERNEL_DS
    (CVE-2016-10088)
  * kvm: nVMX: Allow L1 to intercept software exceptions (#BP and #OF)
    (CVE-2016-9588)

[dgit import unpatched linux 4.8.15-2]