A kernel security update has been released for Oracle Linux 6.

El-errata: ELSA-2021-9434 Important: Oracle Linux 6 Extended Lifecycle Support (ELS) kernel security update

Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2021-9434

  http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2021-9434.html

The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 6 Extended Lifecycle Support (ELS) have been uploaded to the Unbreakable Linux Network:

i386:
kernel-2.6.32-754.35.1.0.5.el6.i686.rpm
kernel-debug-2.6.32-754.35.1.0.5.el6.i686.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-754.35.1.0.5.el6.i686.rpm
kernel-devel-2.6.32-754.35.1.0.5.el6.i686.rpm
kernel-doc-2.6.32-754.35.1.0.5.el6.noarch.rpm
kernel-firmware-2.6.32-754.35.1.0.5.el6.noarch.rpm
kernel-headers-2.6.32-754.35.1.0.5.el6.i686.rpm
perf-2.6.32-754.35.1.0.5.el6.i686.rpm
python-perf-2.6.32-754.35.1.0.5.el6.i686.rpm
kernel-abi-whitelists-2.6.32-754.35.1.0.5.el6.noarch.rpm

x86_64:
kernel-2.6.32-754.35.1.0.5.el6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-2.6.32-754.35.1.0.5.el6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-754.35.1.0.5.el6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-754.35.1.0.5.el6.i686.rpm
kernel-devel-2.6.32-754.35.1.0.5.el6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-doc-2.6.32-754.35.1.0.5.el6.noarch.rpm
kernel-firmware-2.6.32-754.35.1.0.5.el6.noarch.rpm
kernel-headers-2.6.32-754.35.1.0.5.el6.x86_64.rpm
perf-2.6.32-754.35.1.0.5.el6.x86_64.rpm
python-perf-2.6.32-754.35.1.0.5.el6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-abi-whitelists-2.6.32-754.35.1.0.5.el6.noarch.rpm


Related CVEs:

CVE-2021-3347
CVE-2020-12362



Description of changes:

[2.6.32-754.35.1.0.5.el6.OL6]
- [kernel] futex: Use pi_state_update_owner() in put_pi_state() (Thomas Gleixner) [1922249] {CVE-2021-3347} [Orabug: 33150734]
- [kernel] futex: Handle faults correctly for PI futexes (Thomas Gleixner) [1922249] {CVE-2021-3347} [Orabug: 33150734]
- [kernel] futex: Provide and use pi_state_update_owner() (Thomas Gleixner) [1922249] {CVE-2021-3347}[Orabug: 33150734]
- [kernel] futex: Replace pointless printk in fixup_owner() (Thomas Gleixner) [1922249] {CVE-2021-3347} [Orabug: 33150734]
- [kernel] futex: Ensure the correct return value from futex_lock_pi() (Thomas Gleixner) [1922249] {CVE-2021-3347} [Orabug: 33150734]
- [drm] drm/i915/guc: Disable firmware loading on i915 option (Dave Airlie) [1930246] {CVE-2020-12362} [Orabug: 33150734]