[Ksplice][Debian 8.0 Updates] New Ksplice updates for Debian 8.0 Jessie (DSA-4196-1)
Oracle Ksplice
ksplice-support_ww at oracle.com
Thu May 17 04:41:47 PDT 2018
Synopsis: DSA-4196-1 can now be patched using Ksplice
CVEs: CVE-2018-1087 CVE-2018-8897
Systems running Debian 8.0 Jessie can now use Ksplice to patch against
the latest Debian Security Advisory, DSA-4196-1.
INSTALLING THE UPDATES
We recommend that all users of Ksplice Uptrack running Debian 8.0
Jessie 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-2018-8897: Denial-of-service in KVM breakpoint handling.
Incorrect stack management of data watchpoints and breakpoints could
allow an unprivileged user to crash the system.
* CVE-2018-1087: KVM guest breakpoint privilege escalation.
Incorrect breakpoint emulation for a KVM guest could allow a local,
unprivileged user to escalate privileges inside the guest.
SUPPORT
Ksplice support is available at ksplice-support_ww at oracle.com.
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