[El-errata] ELSA-2016-3635 Important: Oracle Linux 6 Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update

[Errata Announcements for Oracle Linux]

Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2016-3635

http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2016-3635.html

The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 6 have been uploaded to the 
Unbreakable Linux Network:

x86_64:
kernel-uek-4.1.12-61.1.17.el6uek.x86_64.rpm
kernel-uek-doc-4.1.12-61.1.17.el6uek.noarch.rpm
kernel-uek-firmware-4.1.12-61.1.17.el6uek.noarch.rpm
kernel-uek-devel-4.1.12-61.1.17.el6uek.x86_64.rpm
kernel-uek-debug-4.1.12-61.1.17.el6uek.x86_64.rpm
kernel-uek-debug-devel-4.1.12-61.1.17.el6uek.x86_64.rpm
dtrace-modules-4.1.12-61.1.17.el6uek-0.5.3-2.el6.x86_64.rpm


SRPMS:
http://oss.oracle.com/ol6/SRPMS-updates/kernel-uek-4.1.12-61.1.17.el6uek.src.rpm
http://oss.oracle.com/ol6/SRPMS-updates/dtrace-modules-4.1.12-61.1.17.el6uek-0.5.3-2.el6.src.rpm



Description of changes:

kernel-uek
[4.1.12-61.1.17.el6uek]
- sched: panic on corrupted stack end (Jann Horn)  [Orabug: 24971921] 
{CVE-2016-1583}
- ecryptfs: forbid opening files without mmap handler (Jann Horn) 
[Orabug: 24971921]  {CVE-2016-1583}
- proc: prevent stacking filesystems on top (Jann Horn)  [Orabug: 
24971921]  {CVE-2016-1583}