[El-errata] New Ksplice updates for Oracle Enhanced RHCK 9 (5.14.0-70.26.1.0.2.el9_0)

[Errata Announcements for Oracle Linux]

Synopsis: 5.14.0-70.26.1.0.2.el9_0 can now be patched using Ksplice
CVEs: CVE-2022-1972 CVE-2022-34918

Users with Oracle Linux Premier Support can now use Ksplice to patch
against the latest Oracle kernel update, 5.14.0-70.26.1.0.2.el9_0.

INSTALLING THE UPDATES

We recommend that all users of Ksplice Uptrack running Oracle Enhanced
RHCK 9 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-2022-34918: Privilege escalation in Netfilter subsystem.

A type mismatch flaw in Netfilter subsystem when adding a new element to
NFT table could result in a buffer overflow. A local user could use this
flaw to escalate privileges.


* CVE-2022-1972: Unchecked netfilter field desc allows out-of-bounds write.

Missing validation of netfilter field desc structures could allow for an
out-of-bounds write. A malicious user could exploit this to escalate
their privileges or execute arbitrary code.

SUPPORT

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