Synopsis: ELSA-2020-5934 can now be patched using Ksplice CVEs: CVE-2014-4508
Users with Oracle Linux Premier Support can now use Ksplice to patch against the latest Oracle Linux Security Advisory, ELSA-2020-5934. More information about this errata can be found at https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2020-5934.html INSTALLING THE UPDATES We recommend that all users of Ksplice Uptrack running RHCK 6 install these updates. On systems that have "autoinstall = yes" in /etc/uptrack/uptrack.conf, these updates will be installed automatically and you do not need to take any action. Alternatively, you can install these updates by running: # /usr/sbin/uptrack-upgrade -y DESCRIPTION * CVE-2014-4508: Denial-of-service in syscall audit code when using wrong syscall number. A flaw in the error path of the entry point of a syscall leads to a kernel panic if syscall auditing is enabled and the syscall number is larger than the number of syscalls. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to cause a denial-of-service. SUPPORT Ksplice support is available at [email protected]. _______________________________________________ El-errata mailing list [email protected] https://oss.oracle.com/mailman/listinfo/el-errata
