[Ksplice-cloudlinux6-updates] New updates available via Ksplice (2.6.32-531.17.1.lve1.2.60.el6)

[Oracle Ksplice]

Synopsis: 2.6.32-531.17.1.lve1.2.60.el6 can now be patched using Ksplice
CVEs: CVE-2014-3519 CVE-2014-4699

Systems running CloudLinux 6 can now use Ksplice to patch against the
latest CloudLinux 6 kernel update, 2.6.32-531.17.1.lve1.2.60.el6.

INSTALLING THE UPDATES

We recommend that all users of Ksplice Uptrack on CloudLinux 6 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-2014-4699: Privilege escalation in ptrace() RIP modification.

Missing validation of the RIP value could allow an unprivileged user to
cause the CPU to fetch instructions from a non-canonical address.  On
some CPUs this could result in a denial-of-service or potentially allow
escalation of privileges.


* CVE-2014-3519: Unauthorized access in simFS container filesystem.

Invalid access checking in simfs allows an unprivileged user to
bypass access restrictions on a simfs filesystem and access all
files on an underlying filesystem.

SUPPORT

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