[El-errata] New Ksplice updates for UEKR6 5.4.17 on OL7 and OL8 (ELSA-2025-20190)

[Errata Announcements for Oracle Linux]

Synopsis: ELSA-2025-20190 can now be patched using Ksplice
CVEs: CVE-2024-39494 CVE-2024-57892

Users with Oracle Linux Premier Support can now use Ksplice to patch
against the latest Oracle Linux Security Advisory, ELSA-2025-20190.
More information about this errata can be found at
https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2025-20190.html

INSTALLING THE UPDATES

We recommend that all users of Ksplice Uptrack running UEKR6 5.4.17 on
OL7 and OL8 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-2024-39494: Denial-of-service in Integrity Measurement Architecture (IMA) driver.

A logic error when using the Integrity Measurement Architecture (IMA)
driver could lead to a use-after-free. A local attacker could use this
flaw to cause a denial-of-service.

Orabug: 37727037


* CVE-2024-57892: Privilege escalation in OCFS2 file system driver.

A logic error when using quota_getnextquota() syscall in the OCFS2 file
system driver could lead to a use-after-free. A local attacker could use
this flaw to escalate privileges.

Orabug: 37707634


* Privilege escalation in Control Group (cgroup) layer.

A locking error when using cgroups could lead to a use-after-free.
A local attacker could use this flaw to escalate privileges.

Orabug: 37621585


* CVE-2024-43853: Privilege escalation in Control Group (cgroup) layer.

A race condition when using cgroups could lead to a use-after-free.
A local attacker could use this flaw to escalate privileges.

Orabug: 37621585

(This one is for versions <= 336.5.1)


SUPPORT

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


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