[El-errata] New Ksplice updates for UEKR6 5.4.17 on OL7 and OL8 (ELSA-2025-25755)

[Errata Announcements for Oracle Linux]

Synopsis: ELSA-2025-25755 can now be patched using Ksplice
CVEs: CVE-2023-52935 CVE-2025-39841 CVE-2025-39860

Users with Oracle Linux Premier Support can now use Ksplice to patch
against the latest Oracle Linux Security Advisory, ELSA-2025-25755.
More information about this errata can be found at
https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2025-25755.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-2023-52935: Use-after-free in Transparent Hugepage driver.

* CVE-2025-39841: Use-after-free in Emulex LightPulse Fibre Channel driver.

* CVE-2025-39860: Remote use-after-free in Bluetooth subsystem.

* Note: Oracle has determined some CVEs are not applicable.

The kernel is not affected by the following CVEs
since the code under consideration is not compiled.

CVE-2025-39839, CVE-2025-39846, CVE-2025-39848, CVE-2025-39920


SUPPORT

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