[Ksplice][Debian 7.0 Updates] New updates available via Ksplice (3.2.68-1+deb7u4)

[Oracle Ksplice]

Synopsis: 3.2.68-1+deb7u4 can now be patched using Ksplice
CVEs: CVE-2015-0272 CVE-2015-5156 CVE-2015-6252 CVE-2015-6937

Systems running Debian 7.0 Wheezy can now use Ksplice to patch against
the latest Debian kernel update, 3.2.68-1+deb7u4.

INSTALLING THE UPDATES

We recommend that all users of Ksplice Uptrack on Debian 7.0 Wheezy
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-2015-5156: Denial-of-service in Virtio network device.

Incorrect handling of fragmented socket buffers could result in a buffer
overflow when performing receive offload under specific conditions.  A
local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to crash the system.


* CVE-2015-6937: NULL pointer dereference in RDS socket creation.

Failure to check for binding to a transport could result in a NULL
pointer dereference when creating an RDS socket.  A local, unprivileged
user could use this flaw to crash the system.


* CVE-2015-0272: Remote denial-of-service in IPv6 address autoconfiguration.

Incorrect handling of MTU sysctl setting for an IPv6 device could allow
a remote attacker to trigger packet loss and a denial-of-service under
certain system configurations.


* CVE-2015-6252: Denial-of-service in Virtio networking accelerator.

Missing resource tracking could result in a memory leak when performing
the VHOST_SET_LOG_FD ioctl.  A local, privileged user with access to the
/dev/vhost-net device could use this flaw to trigger a
denial-of-service.

SUPPORT

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