[El-errata] New Ksplice updates for UEKR4 4.1.12 on OL6 and OL7 (4.1.12-124.94.1)

[Errata Announcements for Oracle Linux]

Synopsis: 4.1.12-124.94.1 can now be patched using Ksplice
CVEs: CVE-2024-47674 CVE-2024-50218 CVE-2024-50301

Users with Oracle Linux Premier Support can now use Ksplice to patch
against the latest Oracle kernel update, 4.1.12-124.94.1.

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-2024-47674: Privilege escalation in MMU-based Paged Memory Management driver.

A logic error in the MMU-based Paged Memory Management driver could lead
to use of uninitialized memory. A local attacker could use this flaw to
escalate privileges.

Orabug: 37174202


* CVE-2024-50218: Denial-of-service in OCFS2 file system driver.

A missing check when using the OCFS2 file system driver could lead to a
kernel assertion failure. A local attacker could use this flaw to cause
a denial-of-service.

Orabug: 37268566


* CVE-2024-50301: Privilege escalation in Keyring subsystem.

A missing check when checking if a key can be used in the Keyring
subsystem could lead to an out-of-bounds memory access. A local attacker
could use this flaw to escalate privileges.

Orabug: 37298829

SUPPORT

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