[Ksplice][Ubuntu-18.04-Updates] New Ksplice updates for Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic (USN-3732-1)

[Oracle Ksplice]

Synopsis: USN-3732-1 can now be patched using Ksplice
CVEs: CVE-2018-5390

Systems running Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic can now use Ksplice to patch
against the latest Ubuntu Security Notice, USN-3732-1.

INSTALLING THE UPDATES

We recommend that all users of Ksplice Uptrack running Ubuntu 18.04
Bionic 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-2018-5390: Denial-of-service when receiving misordered TCP packets.

A malicious remote user can send large numbers of out-of-order TCP
packets, causing the local server to waste time processing its local
data structures and resulting in an effective denial-of-service.

SUPPORT

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