[Ksplice][Fedora-18-updates] New updates available via Ksplice (FEDORA-2013-4012)

[Phil Turnbull]

Synopsis: FEDORA-2013-4012 can now be patched using Ksplice
CVEs: CVE-2013-1860

Systems running Fedora 18 can now use Ksplice to patch against the
latest Fedora kernel update, FEDORA-2013-4012.

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-2013-1860: Buffer overflow in Wireless Device Management driver.

A malicious USB device can cause a buffer overflow and gain kernel code
execution by sending malformed Wireless Device Management packets.

SUPPORT

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