[Ksplice][EL6-Updates] New updates available via Ksplice (RHBA-2016:0150-1)
Oracle Ksplice
ksplice-support_ww at oracle.com
Wed Feb 10 05:20:03 PST 2016
Synopsis: RHBA-2016:0150-1 can now be patched using Ksplice
CVEs: CVE-2013-7446
Systems running RHCK on Oracle Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6,
CentOS 6, and Scientific Linux 6 can now use Ksplice to patch against
the latest Red Hat Bug Fix Advisory, RHBA-2016:0150-1.
INSTALLING THE UPDATES
We recommend that all users of Ksplice Uptrack on OL 6, RHEL 6, CentOS
6, and Scientific Linux 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-2013-7446: Use after free in Unix sockets.
Invalid reference counting in the kernel Unix socket subsystem can
trigger a use after free condition. A local unprivileged user could use
this flaw to bypass permission checks on Unix sockets or potentially
escalate privileges.
SUPPORT
Ksplice support is available at ksplice-support_ww at oracle.com.
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