[Ksplice][Ubuntu-18.04-Updates] New Ksplice updates for Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic (USN-4489-1)

[Oracle Ksplice]

Synopsis: USN-4489-1 can now be patched using Ksplice
CVEs: CVE-2020-14386

Systems running Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic can now use Ksplice to patch
against the latest Ubuntu Security Notice, USN-4489-1.

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-2020-14386: Buffer overflow when receiving packet socket messages.

An incorrect calculation in the code responsible for receiving packet
socket messages could lead to a buffer overflow. A malicious local user
could potentially use this to escalate privileges.

SUPPORT

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