[Ksplice][Ubuntu-20.10-Updates] New Ksplice updates for Ubuntu 20.10 Groovy (USN-4727-1)

[Roman Geller]

Synopsis: USN-4727-1 can now be patched using Ksplice
CVEs: CVE-2021-26708

Systems running Ubuntu 20.10 Groovy can now use Ksplice to patch
against the latest Ubuntu Security Notice, USN-4727-1.

INSTALLING THE UPDATES

We recommend that all users of Ksplice Uptrack running Ubuntu 20.10
Groovy 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-2021-26708: Privilege escalation in Virtual Socket protocol due to bad locking.

Wrong locking in Virtual Socket protocol implementation could lead to
a race condition. A local user could use this flaw for privilege
escalation.

SUPPORT

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