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The following updates has been released for Oracle Linux:

ELBA-2018-4119 Oracle Linux 7 cloud-init bug fix update
ELSA-2018-4126 Important: Oracle Linux 6 Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update
ELSA-2018-4126 Important: Oracle Linux 7 Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update



ELBA-2018-4119 Oracle Linux 7 cloud-init bug fix update

Oracle Linux Bug Fix Advisory ELBA-2018-4119

http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELBA-2018-4119.html

The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 7 have been uploaded to the
Unbreakable Linux Network:

x86_64:
cloud-init-0.7.9-24.0.3.el7.x86_64.rpm


SRPMS:
http://oss.oracle.com/ol7/SRPMS-updates/cloud-init-0.7.9-24.0.3.el7.src.rpm



Description of changes:

[0.7.9-24.0.3]
- Fix xfs grow (Oracle Bug 28077374)


ELSA-2018-4126 Important: Oracle Linux 6 Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update

Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2018-4126

http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2018-4126.html

The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 6 have been uploaded to the
Unbreakable Linux Network:

x86_64:
kernel-uek-doc-4.1.12-124.15.4.el6uek.noarch.rpm
kernel-uek-firmware-4.1.12-124.15.4.el6uek.noarch.rpm
kernel-uek-4.1.12-124.15.4.el6uek.x86_64.rpm
kernel-uek-devel-4.1.12-124.15.4.el6uek.x86_64.rpm
kernel-uek-debug-4.1.12-124.15.4.el6uek.x86_64.rpm
kernel-uek-debug-devel-4.1.12-124.15.4.el6uek.x86_64.rpm


SRPMS:
http://oss.oracle.com/ol6/SRPMS-updates/kernel-uek-4.1.12-124.15.4.el6uek.src.rpm



Description of changes:

[4.1.12-124.15.4.el6uek]
- x86/bugs/IBRS: Keep SSBD mitigation in effect if spectre_v2=ibrs is
selected (Mihai Carabas)
- fs/pstore: update the backend parameter in pstore module (Wang Long)
[Orabug: 27994372]
- kvm: vmx: Reinstate support for CPUs without virtual NMI (Paolo
Bonzini) [Orabug: 28041210]
- dm crypt: add big-endian variant of plain64 IV (Milan Broz) [Orabug:
28043932]
- x86/bugs: Rename SSBD_NO to SSB_NO (Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk) [Orabug:
28063992] {CVE-2018-3639}
- KVM: SVM: Implement VIRT_SPEC_CTRL support for SSBD (Tom Lendacky)
[Orabug: 28063992] [Orabug: 28069548] {CVE-2018-3639}
- x86/speculation, KVM: Implement support for VIRT_SPEC_CTRL/LS_CFG
(Thomas Gleixner) [Orabug: 28063992] {CVE-2018-3639}
- x86/bugs: Rework spec_ctrl base and mask logic (Thomas Gleixner)
[Orabug: 28063992] {CVE-2018-3639}
- x86/bugs: Expose x86_spec_ctrl_base directly (Thomas Gleixner)
[Orabug: 28063992] {CVE-2018-3639}
- x86/bugs: Unify x86_spec_ctrl_{set_guest,restore_host} (Borislav
Petkov) [Orabug: 28063992] {CVE-2018-3639}
- x86/speculation: Rework speculative_store_bypass_update() (Thomas
Gleixner) [Orabug: 28063992] {CVE-2018-3639}
- x86/speculation: Add virtualized speculative store bypass disable
support (Tom Lendacky) [Orabug: 28063992] {CVE-2018-3639}
- x86/bugs, KVM: Extend speculation control for VIRT_SPEC_CTRL (Thomas
Gleixner) [Orabug: 28063992] {CVE-2018-3639}
- x86/speculation: Handle HT correctly on AMD (Thomas Gleixner)
[Orabug: 28063992] {CVE-2018-3639}
- x86/cpufeatures: Add FEATURE_ZEN (Thomas Gleixner) [Orabug: 28063992]
{CVE-2018-3639}
- x86/cpu/AMD: Fix erratum 1076 (CPB bit) (Borislav Petkov) [Orabug:
28063992] {CVE-2018-3639}

[4.1.12-124.15.3.el6uek]
- perf/hwbp: Simplify the perf-hwbp code, fix documentation (Linus
Torvalds) [Orabug: 27947602] {CVE-2018-1000199}
- Revert "perf/hwbp: Simplify the perf-hwbp code, fix documentation"
(Brian Maly) [Orabug: 27947602]

ELSA-2018-4126 Important: Oracle Linux 7 Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update

Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2018-4126

http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2018-4126.html

The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 7 have been uploaded to the
Unbreakable Linux Network:

x86_64:
kernel-uek-doc-4.1.12-124.15.4.el7uek.noarch.rpm
kernel-uek-firmware-4.1.12-124.15.4.el7uek.noarch.rpm
kernel-uek-4.1.12-124.15.4.el7uek.x86_64.rpm
kernel-uek-devel-4.1.12-124.15.4.el7uek.x86_64.rpm
kernel-uek-debug-4.1.12-124.15.4.el7uek.x86_64.rpm
kernel-uek-debug-devel-4.1.12-124.15.4.el7uek.x86_64.rpm


SRPMS:
http://oss.oracle.com/ol7/SRPMS-updates/kernel-uek-4.1.12-124.15.4.el7uek.src.rpm



Description of changes:

[4.1.12-124.15.4.el7uek]
- x86/bugs/IBRS: Keep SSBD mitigation in effect if spectre_v2=ibrs is
selected (Mihai Carabas)
- fs/pstore: update the backend parameter in pstore module (Wang Long)
[Orabug: 27994372]
- kvm: vmx: Reinstate support for CPUs without virtual NMI (Paolo
Bonzini) [Orabug: 28041210]
- dm crypt: add big-endian variant of plain64 IV (Milan Broz) [Orabug:
28043932]
- x86/bugs: Rename SSBD_NO to SSB_NO (Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk) [Orabug:
28063992] {CVE-2018-3639}
- KVM: SVM: Implement VIRT_SPEC_CTRL support for SSBD (Tom Lendacky)
[Orabug: 28063992] [Orabug: 28069548] {CVE-2018-3639}
- x86/speculation, KVM: Implement support for VIRT_SPEC_CTRL/LS_CFG
(Thomas Gleixner) [Orabug: 28063992] {CVE-2018-3639}
- x86/bugs: Rework spec_ctrl base and mask logic (Thomas Gleixner)
[Orabug: 28063992] {CVE-2018-3639}
- x86/bugs: Expose x86_spec_ctrl_base directly (Thomas Gleixner)
[Orabug: 28063992] {CVE-2018-3639}
- x86/bugs: Unify x86_spec_ctrl_{set_guest,restore_host} (Borislav
Petkov) [Orabug: 28063992] {CVE-2018-3639}
- x86/speculation: Rework speculative_store_bypass_update() (Thomas
Gleixner) [Orabug: 28063992] {CVE-2018-3639}
- x86/speculation: Add virtualized speculative store bypass disable
support (Tom Lendacky) [Orabug: 28063992] {CVE-2018-3639}
- x86/bugs, KVM: Extend speculation control for VIRT_SPEC_CTRL (Thomas
Gleixner) [Orabug: 28063992] {CVE-2018-3639}
- x86/speculation: Handle HT correctly on AMD (Thomas Gleixner)
[Orabug: 28063992] {CVE-2018-3639}
- x86/cpufeatures: Add FEATURE_ZEN (Thomas Gleixner) [Orabug: 28063992]
{CVE-2018-3639}
- x86/cpu/AMD: Fix erratum 1076 (CPB bit) (Borislav Petkov) [Orabug:
28063992] {CVE-2018-3639}

[4.1.12-124.15.3.el7uek]
- perf/hwbp: Simplify the perf-hwbp code, fix documentation (Linus
Torvalds) [Orabug: 27947602] {CVE-2018-1000199}
- Revert "perf/hwbp: Simplify the perf-hwbp code, fix documentation"
(Brian Maly) [Orabug: 27947602]