[El-errata] New updates available via Ksplice (ELBA-2016-0150)

[Errata Announcements for Oracle Linux]

Synopsis: ELBA-2016-0150 can now be patched using Ksplice
CVEs: CVE-2013-7446

Users with Oracle Linux Premier Support can now use Ksplice to patch
against the latest Oracle kernel update, ELBA-2016-0150.

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-2013-7446: Use after free in Unix sockets.

Invalid reference counting in the kernel Unix socket subsystem can
trigger a use after free condition. A local unprivileged user could use
this flaw to bypass permission checks on Unix sockets or potentially
escalate privileges.

SUPPORT

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