[Ksplice][Ubuntu-17.04-Updates] New Ksplice updates for Ubuntu 17.04 Zesty (4.10.0-40.44)

[Oracle Ksplice]

Synopsis: 4.10.0-40.44 can now be patched using Ksplice
CVEs: CVE-2017-12188

Systems running Ubuntu 17.04 Zesty can now use Ksplice to patch
against the latest Ubuntu kernel update, 4.10.0-40.44.

INSTALLING THE UPDATES

We recommend that all users of Ksplice Uptrack running Ubuntu 17.04
Zesty 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-2017-12188: Out-of-bounds memory access during KVM page table walk.

A logic error in the page table management of KVM guests can result in
an out-of-bounds memory access. A guest virtual machine could use this
flaw to crash the host or potentially execute malicious code with host
privileges.

SUPPORT

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