[El-errata] New Ksplice updates for UEKR7 5.15.0 on OL8 and OL9 (ELSA-2025-20404)

[Errata Announcements for Oracle Linux]

Synopsis: ELSA-2025-20404 can now be patched using Ksplice
CVEs: CVE-2024-36350 CVE-2024-36357

Users with Oracle Linux Premier Support can now use Ksplice to patch
against the latest Oracle Linux Security Advisory, ELSA-2025-20404.
More information about this errata can be found at
https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2025-20404.html

INSTALLING THE UPDATES

We recommend that all users of Ksplice Uptrack running UEKR7 5.15.0 on
OL8 and OL9 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-2024-36350, CVE-2024-36357: Information leak using Transient Scheduler
Attacks.

* Deadlock in APIC driver for KVM on x86.

Orabug: 37944981


* Enablement update for live patching compat entry code.

* Enablement update for live patching entry code.

* KPTI enablement for Ksplice.
SUPPORT

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