[Ksplice][Ubuntu-20.04-Updates] New Ksplice updates for Ubuntu 20.04 Focal (USN-5240-1)
Oracle Ksplice
quentin.casasnovas at oracle.com
Thu Jan 27 14:44:34 UTC 2022
Synopsis: USN-5240-1 can now be patched using Ksplice
CVEs: CVE-2022-0185
Systems running Ubuntu 20.04 Focal can now use Ksplice to patch
against the latest Ubuntu Security Notice, USN-5240-1.
INSTALLING THE UPDATES
We recommend that all users of Ksplice Uptrack running Ubuntu 20.04
Focal 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-2022-0185: Out-of-bounds memory access in the fsconfig system call.
An integer underflow in the fsconfig system calls could lead to an
out-of-bounds write access. A local unprivileged user could use this flaw
to elevate privileges.
SUPPORT
Ksplice support is available at ksplice-support_ww at oracle.com.
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