[El-errata] New Ksplice updates for UEKR4 4.1.12 on OL6 and OL7 (ELSA-2017-3620)

[Errata Announcements for Oracle Linux]

Synopsis: ELSA-2017-3620 can now be patched using Ksplice
CVEs: CVE-2017-1000251

Users with Oracle Linux Premier Support can now use Ksplice to patch
against the latest Oracle Linux Security Advisory, ELSA-2017-3620.

INSTALLING THE UPDATES

We recommend that all users of Ksplice Uptrack running UEKR4 4.1.12 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-2017-1000251: Stack overflow in Bluetooth L2CAP config buffer.

Incorrectly parsing a Bluetooth L2CAP configuration buffer could allow
it to overwrite data on the stack, potentially allowing a remote
attacker to execute arbitrary code in the kernel.

SUPPORT

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