El-errata: New Ksplice updates for UEKR4 4.1.12 on OL6 and OL7 (ELBA-2022-9463)
Synopsis: ELBA-2022-9463 can now be patched using Ksplice
CVEs: CVE-2022-0487 CVE-2022-1353
Users with Oracle Linux Premier Support can now use Ksplice to patch
against the latest Oracle Linux Bug Fix Advisory, ELBA-2022-9463.
More information about this errata can be found at
https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELBA-2022-9463.html
INSTALLING THE UPDATES
We recommend that all users of Ksplice Uptrack running UEKR4 4.1.12 on
OL6 and OL7 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-2022-0487: Use-after-free in Realtek USB Memstick Card Interface
Driver.
A use-after-free flaw in the Realtek USB Memstick Card Interface driver
can lead to a race condition. This could allow a local user to cause
denial-of-service or leak internal kernel information.
Orabug: 34132126
* CVE-2022-1353: Information disclosure in PF_KEYv2 socket subsystem.
An incorrect initialization of Security Association data structures by
the PF_KEYv2 socket subsystem could leak previous values stored in that
kernel memory. A local, unprivileged user can use this to gain access to
kernel memory and cause a denial-of-service or leak kernel information.
Orabug: 34135346
SUPPORT
Ksplice support is available at ksplice-support_ww@oracle.com.
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New Ksplice updates for UEKR4 4.1.12 on Oracle Linux 6 and 7 has been released.
