El-errata: New Ksplice updates for RHCK 7 (3.10.0-1160.25.1.el7)

Synopsis: 3.10.0-1160.25.1.el7 can now be patched using Ksplice CVEs: CVE-2021-20261

Users with Oracle Linux Premier Support can now use Ksplice to patch against the latest Oracle kernel update, 3.10.0-1160.25.1.el7.
INSTALLING THE UPDATES

We recommend that all users of Ksplice Uptrack running 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-2021-20261: Denial-of-service in Floppy Disk Drive Controller driver.
A missing error handling in the Floppy Disk Drive Controller driver could lead to a race condition and memory corruption. A local, privileged user could use this flaw for a denial-of-service.
SUPPORT

Ksplice support is available at ksplice-support_ww@oracle.com.