[Ksplice][Ubuntu-12.10-Updates] New updates available via Ksplice (3.5.0-42.65)

Oracle Ksplice ksplice-support_ww at oracle.com
Mon Oct 21 14:31:48 PDT 2013


Synopsis: 3.5.0-42.65 can now be patched using Ksplice
CVEs: CVE-2013-2147

Systems running Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal can now use Ksplice to patch
against the latest Ubuntu kernel update, 3.5.0-42.65.

INSTALLING THE UPDATES

We recommend that all users of Ksplice Uptrack on Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal
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-2013-2147: Kernel memory leak in HP and Compaq controllers.

Missing initialization of a returned result in the HP Smart Array and
Compaq SMART2 controllers could leak internal kernel memory back to
userspace.

SUPPORT

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


  



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