[Ksplice][RHEL 5 Updates] New Ksplice updates for RHEL 5 (RHSA-2017:0323)

[Oracle Ksplice]

Synopsis: RHSA-2017:0323 can now be patched using Ksplice
CVEs: CVE-2017-2634 CVE-2017-6074

Systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 can now use Ksplice to
patch against the latest Red Hat Security Advisory, RHSA-2017:0323.

INSTALLING THE UPDATES

We recommend that all users of Ksplice Uptrack running 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-2017-6074: Denial-of-service when using IPV6_RECVPKTINFO socket option.

A logic error when using IPV6_RECVPKTINFO socket option could lead to a
use-after-free. A local user could use this flaw to cause a
denial-of-service.


* CVE-2017-2634: Remote denial-of-service in DCCP protocol over IPv6.

Incorrect handling of IPv6 connections when using DCCP could result in
memory corruption.  A remote attacker could use this flaw to crash the
system.

SUPPORT

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