[Ksplice-cloudlinux6-updates] New Ksplice updates for CloudLinux 6 (2.6.32-773.26.1.lve1.4.46.el6)

[Oracle Ksplice]

Synopsis: 2.6.32-773.26.1.lve1.4.46.el6 can now be patched using Ksplice
CVEs: CVE-2017-8824

Systems running CloudLinux 6 can now use Ksplice to patch against the
latest CloudLinux 6 kernel update, 2.6.32-773.26.1.lve1.4.46.el6.

INSTALLING THE UPDATES

We recommend that all users of Ksplice Uptrack running 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-2017-8824: Privileges escalation when calling connect() system call on a DCCP socket.

A missing free when calling connect() system call on a DCCP socket while it is
in DCCP_LISTEN state could lead to a use-after-free. A local attacker
could use this flaw to escalate privileges.

SUPPORT

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