[El-errata] New updates available via Ksplice (ELSA-2014-3072)

[Errata Announcements for Oracle Linux]

Synopsis: ELSA-2014-3072 can now be patched using Ksplice
CVEs: CVE-2014-3917 CVE-2014-5077

Users with Oracle Linux Premier Support can now use Ksplice to patch
against the latest Oracle Security Advisory, ELSA-2014-3072.

INSTALLING THE UPDATES

We recommend that all users of Ksplice Uptrack on EL 6 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-2014-5077: Remote denial-of-service in SCTP on simultaneous connections.

Linux kernel built with the support for Stream Control Transmission
Protocol is vulnerable to a NULL pointer dereference flaw. It could occur
when simultaneous new connections are initiated between the same pair of
hosts. A remote user/program could use this flaw to crash the system kernel
resulting in denial-of-service.


* CVE-2014-3917: Denial-of-service and information leak in audit syscall subsystem.

Linux kernel built with the system-call auditing support is vulnerable to a
kernel crash or information disclosure flaw caused by out of bounds memory
access.  When system call audit rules are present on a system, an
unprivileged user could use this flaw to leak kernel memory or cause a
denial-of-service.

SUPPORT

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