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The following kernel updates has been released for Oracle Linux 6 and 7:

ELBA-2018-4221 : Oracle Linux 6 Unbreakable Enterprise kernel bug fix update
ELBA-2018-4221 : Oracle Linux 7 Unbreakable Enterprise kernel bug fix update



ELBA-2018-4221 : Oracle Linux 6 Unbreakable Enterprise kernel bug fix update

Oracle Linux Bug Fix Advisory ELBA-2018-4221

http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELBA-2018-4221.html

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

x86_64:
kernel-uek-doc-4.1.12-124.19.4.el6uek.noarch.rpm
kernel-uek-firmware-4.1.12-124.19.4.el6uek.noarch.rpm
kernel-uek-4.1.12-124.19.4.el6uek.x86_64.rpm
kernel-uek-devel-4.1.12-124.19.4.el6uek.x86_64.rpm
kernel-uek-debug-4.1.12-124.19.4.el6uek.x86_64.rpm
kernel-uek-debug-devel-4.1.12-124.19.4.el6uek.x86_64.rpm


SRPMS:
http://oss.oracle.com/ol6/SRPMS-updates/kernel-uek-4.1.12-124.19.4.el6uek.src.rpm



Description of changes:

[4.1.12-124.19.4.el6uek]
- Revert "x86/spec_ctrl: Only set SPEC_CTRL_IBRS_FIRMWARE if IBRS is
actually in use" (Brian Maly) [Orabug: 28610707]

[4.1.12-124.19.3.el6uek]
- btrfs: fix check_shared for fiemap ioctl (Lu Fengqi) [Orabug: 24716710]
- x86/pti: Don't report XenPV as vulnerable (Jiri Kosina) [Orabug:
28476681]
- xfs: give all workqueues rescuer threads (Chris Mason) [Orabug:
28518694]
- x86/spec_ctrl: Only set SPEC_CTRL_IBRS_FIRMWARE if IBRS is actually in
use (Patrick Colp) [Orabug: 28274907]

ELBA-2018-4221 : Oracle Linux 7 Unbreakable Enterprise kernel bug fix update

Oracle Linux Bug Fix Advisory ELBA-2018-4221

http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELBA-2018-4221.html

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

x86_64:
kernel-uek-doc-4.1.12-124.19.4.el7uek.noarch.rpm
kernel-uek-firmware-4.1.12-124.19.4.el7uek.noarch.rpm
kernel-uek-4.1.12-124.19.4.el7uek.x86_64.rpm
kernel-uek-devel-4.1.12-124.19.4.el7uek.x86_64.rpm
kernel-uek-debug-4.1.12-124.19.4.el7uek.x86_64.rpm
kernel-uek-debug-devel-4.1.12-124.19.4.el7uek.x86_64.rpm


SRPMS:
http://oss.oracle.com/ol7/SRPMS-updates/kernel-uek-4.1.12-124.19.4.el7uek.src.rpm



Description of changes:

[4.1.12-124.19.4.el7uek]
- Revert "x86/spec_ctrl: Only set SPEC_CTRL_IBRS_FIRMWARE if IBRS is
actually in use" (Brian Maly) [Orabug: 28610707]

[4.1.12-124.19.3.el7uek]
- btrfs: fix check_shared for fiemap ioctl (Lu Fengqi) [Orabug: 24716710]
- x86/pti: Don't report XenPV as vulnerable (Jiri Kosina) [Orabug:
28476681]
- xfs: give all workqueues rescuer threads (Chris Mason) [Orabug:
28518694]
- x86/spec_ctrl: Only set SPEC_CTRL_IBRS_FIRMWARE if IBRS is actually in
use (Patrick Colp) [Orabug: 28274907]