[Ksplice][Ubuntu-18.04-Updates] New Ksplice updates for Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic (USN-4627-1)
Oracle Ksplice
ksplice-support_ww at oracle.com
Fri Nov 27 01:12:14 PST 2020
Synopsis: USN-4627-1 can now be patched using Ksplice
CVEs: CVE-2020-8694
Systems running Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic can now use Ksplice to patch
against the latest Ubuntu Security Notice, USN-4627-1.
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-2020-8694: Platypus Attack Mitigation.
A side-channel attack utilizing the Intel RAPL subsystem driver may
cause an information leak. This may allow an unprivileged user to
view confidential data.
SUPPORT
Ksplice support is available at ksplice-support_ww at oracle.com.
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