[El-errata] New Ksplice updates for RHCK 8 (ELSA-2024-12069)
Errata Announcements for Oracle Linux
el-errata at oss.oracle.com
Wed Jan 17 16:31:47 UTC 2024
Synopsis: ELSA-2024-12069 can now be patched using Ksplice
CVEs: CVE-2023-2162 CVE-2023-42753 CVE-2023-4622
Users with Oracle Linux Premier Support can now use Ksplice to patch
against the latest Oracle Linux Security Advisory, ELSA-2024-12069.
More information about this errata can be found at
https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2024-12069.html
INSTALLING THE UPDATES
We recommend that all users of Ksplice Uptrack running RHCK 8 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-2023-42753: Privilege escalation in the netfilter subsystem.
A logic error when calculating an array offset in the netfilter
subsystem could lead to an out-of-bounds access. A local attacker could
use this flaw to escalate privileges or to cause a denial-of-service.
* CVE-2023-4622: Use-after-free when sending data through Unix sockets.
A locking error when sending data through a Unix sockets that is
concurrently being pruned from garbage collected file descriptors could
lead to a use-after-free. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw
to cause a denial-of-service or escalate its privileges.
* CVE-2023-2162: Use-after-free during iSCSI login.
A logic error in the iSCSI login path can result in a use-after-free
error. This flaw could be exploited by a local attacker to cause
a denial-of-service or to aid in another type of attack.
SUPPORT
Ksplice support is available at ksplice-support_ww at oracle.com.
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