[El-errata] New updates available via Ksplice (ELSA-2015-3050)

[Errata Announcements for Oracle Linux]

Synopsis: ELSA-2015-3050 can now be patched using Ksplice
CVEs: CVE-2015-2922

Users with Oracle Linux Premier Support can now use Ksplice to patch
against the latest Oracle Security Advisory, ELSA-2015-3050.

INSTALLING THE UPDATES

We recommend that all users of Ksplice Uptrack on EL 5 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

* Kernel hang on UDP flood with wrong checksums.

A flaw in the UDP handling of wrong checksums could lead to a kernel hang
under a UDP flood attack.  A remote attacker could use this flaw to cause a
denial-of-service.


* CVE-2015-2922: Denial-of-service of IPv6 networks when handling router advertisements.

A flaw in the IPv6 stack allowed a remote attacker on the same network to
set the hop limit to a smaller value than the default one, preventing
devices on that network to send or receive.

SUPPORT

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