[El-errata] New Ksplice updates for UEKR3 3.8.13 on OL6 and OL7 (ELSA-2017-3596)

[Errata Announcements for Oracle Linux]

Synopsis: ELSA-2017-3596 can now be patched using Ksplice
CVEs: CVE-2016-7097

Users with Oracle Linux Premier Support can now use Ksplice to patch
against the latest Oracle Linux Security Advisory, ELSA-2017-3596.

INSTALLING THE UPDATES

We recommend that all users of Ksplice Uptrack running UEKR3 3.8.13 on
OL6 and OL7 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-2016-7097: Permission bypass in Overlay filesystem when setting POSIX ACLs.

A logic error when setting POSIX ACLs in the Overlay filesystem causes
the set-group-ID to not be cleared.  A local, unprivileged user could
use this flaw to escalate privileges.

SUPPORT

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