El-errata: New Ksplice updates for Oracle Enhanced RHCK 7 (ELBA-2021-2314-1)
Synopsis: ELBA-2021-2314-1 can now be patched using Ksplice
CVEs: CVE-2020-12362 CVE-2020-12363 CVE-2020-12364 CVE-2020-27170 CVE-2020-27171 CVE-2020-8648 CVE-2021-3347
Users with Oracle Linux Premier Support can now use Ksplice to patch
against the latest Oracle Linux Bug Fix Advisory, ELBA-2021-2314-1.
More information about this errata can be found at
https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELBA-2021-2314-1.html
INSTALLING THE UPDATES
We recommend that all users of Ksplice Uptrack running Oracle Enhanced
RHCK 7 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-2020-27170, CVE-2020-27171: Information disclosure in BPF verifier.
Multiple flaws in the BPF verifier implementation could result in
incorrect arithmetic operations. A local user could use these flaws
to cause information disclosure.
* CVE-2020-8648: Use-after-free in the virtual terminal driver.
A locking error in the virtual terminal driver could lead to a
use-after-free. A local attacker could use this flaw to cause a denial-
of-service or escalate privileges.
* CVE-2021-3347: Privilege escalation in the Fast Userspace Mutexes.
A flaw in the Fast Userspace Mutexes implementation could lead to
a use-after-free. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system
or escalate their privileges.
* CVE-2020-12362, CVE-2020-12363 and CVE-2020-12364: Privilege escalation in Intel 8xx/9xx/G3x/G4x/HD Graphics driver.
An issue with Intel 8xx/9xx/G3x/G4x/HD Graphics firmware could lead to
an integer overflow or a NULL pointer dereference. A local attacker
could use this flaw to cause a denial-of-service or escalate
privileges.
SUPPORT
Ksplice support is available at ksplice-support_ww@oracle.com.
New Ksplice updates for Oracle Enhanced RHCK 7 are available.
