[Ksplice][Ubuntu-19.10-Updates] New Ksplice updates for Ubuntu 19.10 Eoan (USN-4253-1)

[Gregory Herrero]

Synopsis: USN-4253-1 can now be patched using Ksplice
CVEs: CVE-2019-14615

Systems running Ubuntu 19.10 Eoan can now use Ksplice to patch against
the latest Ubuntu Security Notice, USN-4253-1.

INSTALLING THE UPDATES

We recommend that all users of Ksplice Uptrack running Ubuntu 19.10
Eoan 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-2019-14615: Information leak in Intel i915 generation 9 devices.

Missing pipeline flushing when switching i915 contexts could lead to
information leaks between unrelated GPU contexts. A malicious user
could potentially use this to obtain sensitive information.

SUPPORT

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