[Ksplice][Fedora-18-updates] New updates available via Ksplice (FEDORA-2013-3086)

[Jamie Iles]

Synopsis: FEDORA-2013-3086 can now be patched using Ksplice
CVEs: CVE-2013-1763

Systems running Fedora 18 can now use Ksplice to patch against the
latest Fedora kernel update, FEDORA-2013-3086.

INSTALLING THE UPDATES

We recommend that all users of Ksplice Uptrack on Fedora 18 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-2013-1763: Privilege escalation in netlink socket diagnostics.

Missing range checks could allow an unprivileged user to access beyond
the bounds of an array and escalate privileges.

SUPPORT

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