El-errata: New Ksplice updates for UEKR5 4.14.35 on OL7 (ELSA-2022-10071)
Synopsis: ELSA-2022-10071 can now be patched using Ksplice CVEs:
CVE-2022-4378
Users with Oracle Linux Premier Support can now use Ksplice to patch
against the latest Oracle kernel update, CVE-2022-4378.
INSTALLING THE UPDATES
We recommend that all users of Ksplice Uptrack running UEKR5 4.14.35
on 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-2022-4378: Privilege escalation in the proc filesystem.
Incorrect bounds checking and an integer overflow in the proc
filesystem could lead to out-of-bounds memory writes. An unprivileged
user could use this flaw to cause a denial-of-service or elevate
privileges.
SUPPORT
Ksplice support is available at ksplice-support_ww@oracle.com.
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New Ksplice updates for UEKR5 4.14.35 on Oracle Linux 7 has been released.
