[Ksplice][RHEL 5 Updates] New updates available via Ksplice (RHSA-2015:0164)

[Oracle Ksplice]

Synopsis: RHSA-2015:0164 can now be patched using Ksplice
CVEs: CVE-2014-7822

Systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 can now use Ksplice to
patch against the latest Red Hat Security Advisory, RHSA-2015:0164.

INSTALLING THE UPDATES

We recommend that all users of Ksplice Uptrack on RHEL 5 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-2014-7822: Incorrect parameter validation in splice() system call.

An incorrect parameter validation in the splice() system call could allow
a local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to write past the maximum
file size, and thus crash the system.

SUPPORT

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