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The following updates has been released for Oracle Linux:

ELBA-2018-4079 Oracle Linux 7 initscripts bug fix update
ELSA-2018-1199 Important: Oracle Linux 6 patch security update
ELSA-2018-1200 Important: Oracle Linux 7 patch security update



ELBA-2018-4079 Oracle Linux 7 initscripts bug fix update

Oracle Linux Bug Fix Advisory ELBA-2018-4079

http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELBA-2018-4079.html

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

x86_64:
initscripts-9.49.41-1.0.3.el7.x86_64.rpm
debugmode-9.49.41-1.0.3.el7.x86_64.rpm


SRPMS:
http://oss.oracle.com/ol7/SRPMS-updates/initscripts-9.49.41-1.0.3.el7.src.rpm



Description of changes:

[9.49.41-1.0.3]
- Require the 7u5 package oraclelinux-release instead of the file
/etc/system-release to ensure all upgrade scenarios are covered
[bug 27882831]

[9.49.41-1.0.2]
- Restore requirement for /etc/system-release to ensure that
oraclelinux-release is pulled in [bug 27882831]


ELSA-2018-1199 Important: Oracle Linux 6 patch security update

Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2018-1199

http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2018-1199.html

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

i386:
patch-2.6-8.el6_9.i686.rpm

x86_64:
patch-2.6-8.el6_9.x86_64.rpm


SRPMS:
http://oss.oracle.com/ol6/SRPMS-updates/patch-2.6-8.el6_9.src.rpm



Description of changes:

[2.6-8]
- Fixed year overflow detected in rpmdiff

[2.6-7]
- Fixed CVE-2018-1000156 - Malicious patch files cause ed to execute
arbitrary commands

ELSA-2018-1200 Important: Oracle Linux 7 patch security update

Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2018-1200

http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2018-1200.html

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

x86_64:
patch-2.7.1-10.el7_5.x86_64.rpm


SRPMS:
http://oss.oracle.com/ol7/SRPMS-updates/patch-2.7.1-10.el7_5.src.rpm



Description of changes:

[2.7.1-10]
- Fixed Coverity reported issues

[2.7.1-9]
- Fixed CVE-2018-1000156 - Malicious patch files cause ed to execute
arbitrary commands