[Ksplice][RHEL6-Updates] New updates available via Ksplice (RHBA-2016:0150-1)

[Oracle Ksplice]

Synopsis: RHBA-2016:0150-1 can now be patched using Ksplice
CVEs: CVE-2013-7446

Systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 can now use Ksplice to
patch against the latest Red Hat Bug Fix Advisory, RHBA-2016:0150-1.

INSTALLING THE UPDATES

We recommend that all users of Ksplice Uptrack on RHEL 6 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-2013-7446: Use after free in Unix sockets.

Invalid reference counting in the kernel Unix socket subsystem can
trigger a use after free condition. A local unprivileged user could use
this flaw to bypass permission checks on Unix sockets or potentially
escalate privileges.

SUPPORT

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