[Ksplice][EL7-Updates] New updates available via Ksplice (RHSA-2016:1539-1)
Oracle Ksplice
ksplice-support_ww at oracle.com
Wed Aug 3 04:40:38 PDT 2016
Synopsis: RHSA-2016:1539-1 can now be patched using Ksplice
CVEs: CVE-2015-8660 CVE-2016-4470
Systems running RHCK on Oracle Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7,
CentOS 7, and Scientific Linux 7 can now use Ksplice to patch against
the latest Red Hat Security Advisory, RHSA-2016:1539-1.
INSTALLING THE UPDATES
We recommend that all users of Ksplice Uptrack on OL 7, RHEL 7, CentOS
7, and Scientific Linux 7 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-2016-4470: Denial-of-service in the keyring subsystem.
Failure to check that a key was properly added to a keyring before removing
it could lead to a kernel crash. A local, unprivileged user could use this
flaw to cause a denial-of-service.
* CVE-2015-8660: Permission bypass on overlayfs when setting file extended attributes.
A flaw in the overlayfs when setting file extended attributes could allow
an otherwise restricted user to change capabilities on a file. A local,
unprivileged user could use this flaw to elevate privileges.
SUPPORT
Ksplice support is available at ksplice-support_ww at oracle.com.
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