[El-errata] ELSA-2016-3519 Important: Oracle Linux 7 Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update

[Errata Announcements for Oracle Linux]

Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2016-3519

http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2016-3519.html

The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 7 have been uploaded to the 
Unbreakable Linux Network:


x86_64:
kernel-uek-firmware-3.8.13-118.3.2.el7uek.noarch.rpm
kernel-uek-doc-3.8.13-118.3.2.el7uek.noarch.rpm
kernel-uek-3.8.13-118.3.2.el7uek.x86_64.rpm
kernel-uek-devel-3.8.13-118.3.2.el7uek.x86_64.rpm
kernel-uek-debug-devel-3.8.13-118.3.2.el7uek.x86_64.rpm
kernel-uek-debug-3.8.13-118.3.2.el7uek.x86_64.rpm
dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.3.2.el7uek-0.4.5-3.el7.x86_64.rpm


SRPMS:
http://oss.oracle.com/ol7/SRPMS-updates/kernel-uek-3.8.13-118.3.2.el7uek.src.rpm
http://oss.oracle.com/ol7/SRPMS-updates/dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.3.2.el7uek-0.4.5-3.el7.src.rpm



Description of changes:

kernel-uek
[3.8.13-118.3.2.el7uek]
- x86/nmi/64: Use DF to avoid userspace RSP confusing nested NMI 
detection (Andy Lutomirski)  [Orabug: 22742507]  {CVE-2015-5157}
- x86/nmi/64: Reorder nested NMI checks (Andy Lutomirski)  [Orabug: 
22742507]  {CVE-2015-5157}
- x86/nmi/64: Improve nested NMI comments (Andy Lutomirski)  [Orabug: 
22742507]  {CVE-2015-5157}
- x86/nmi/64: Switch stacks on userspace NMI entry (Andy Lutomirski) 
[Orabug: 22742507]  {CVE-2015-5157}
- x86/paravirt: Replace the paravirt nop with a bona fide empty function 
(Andy Lutomirski)  [Orabug: 22742507]  {CVE-2015-5157}