New Ksplice updates for UEKR2 2.6.39 are available for Oracle Linux 5 and 6.
Synopsis: ELSA-2020-5532 can now be patched using Ksplice
CVEs: CVE-2019-15916
Users with Oracle Linux Premier Support can now use Ksplice to patch
against the latest Oracle Linux Security Advisory, ELSA-2020-5532.
More information about this errata can be found at
https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2020-5532.html
INSTALLING THE UPDATES
We recommend that all users of Ksplice Uptrack running UEKR2 2.6.39 on
OL5 and OL6 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-2019-15916: Denial-of-service when registering a kobject associated to a net device.
A missing free of resources when registering a kobject for a net device
fails could lead to a memory leak. A local attacker could use this flaw
to exhaust kernel memory and cause a denial-of-service.
Orabug: 30350265
SUPPORT
Ksplice support is available at ksplice-support_ww@oracle.com.
