New Ksplice updates for UEKR5 4.14.35 on OL7 (ELSA-2023-12826)
Synopsis: ELSA-2023-12826 can now be patched using Ksplice
CVEs: CVE-2023-42753
Users with Oracle Linux Premier Support can now use Ksplice to patch
against the latest Oracle Linux Security Advisory, ELSA-2023-12826.
More information about this errata can be found at
https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2023-12826.html
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-2023-42753: Privilege escalation in the netfilter subsystem.
A logic error when calculating an array offset in the netfilter
subsystem could lead to an out-of-bounds access. A local attacker could
use this flaw to escalate privileges or to cause a denial-of-service.
Orabug: 35824309
SUPPORT
Ksplice support is available at ksplice-support_ww@oracle.com.
New Ksplice updates for UEKR5 4.14.35 on Oracle Linux 7 are available.
