[El-errata] New updates available via Ksplice (ELSA-2016-2047)

[Errata Announcements for Oracle Linux]

Synopsis: ELSA-2016-2047 can now be patched using Ksplice
CVEs: CVE-2016-7039

Users with Oracle Linux Premier Support can now use Ksplice to patch
against the latest Oracle Linux Security Advisory, ELSA-2016-2047.

INSTALLING THE UPDATES

We recommend that all users of Ksplice Uptrack on EL 7 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-2016-7039: Kernel crash due to unbounded recursion in vlan GRO processing.

Linux kernel built with the 802.1Q/802.1ad VLAN OR Virtual eXtensible LAN
with Transparent Ethernet Bridging(TEB) GRO support, is vulnerable to a stack
overflow issue, leading to a stack corruption in the kernel.

A remote user could use this flaw to cause kernel panic by sending malicious
packets to a server that has GRO enabled.

SUPPORT

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