[Ksplice][EL6-Updates] New updates available via Ksplice (RHSA-2016:0715)
Oracle Ksplice
ksplice-support_ww at oracle.com
Thu May 5 08:46:14 PDT 2016
Synopsis: RHSA-2016:0715 can now be patched using Ksplice
CVEs: CVE-2015-5157 CVE-2015-8767
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 Security Advisory, RHSA-2016:0715.
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-2015-5157: Disable modification of LDT by userspace processes.
The seldom-used modify_ldt syscall allowing processes to modify their local
descriptor table has several vulnerabilities allowing local unprivileged
users to elevate privileges.
This update disables by default the modify_ldt syscall and introduces a new
sysctl 'ksplice_modify_ldt' to allow administrators to re-enable it.
Re-enabling the syscall will make the machine vulnerable.
To re-enable modify_ldt, run the following command as root:
sysctl ksplice_modify_ldt=1
To disable, run:
sysctl ksplice_modify_ldt=0
This mitigates CVE-2015-3290, CVE-2015-3291 and CVE-2015-5157.
* CVE-2015-8767: Denial-of-service in SCTP heartbeat timeout.
Incorrect locking when accepting an SCTP connection during the 4-way
handshake could result in deadlock. A local user could use this flaw to
block SCTP connections.
SUPPORT
Ksplice support is available at ksplice-support_ww at oracle.com.
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