[Ksplice][Ubuntu 10.04 Updates] New updates available via Ksplice (2.6.32-71.138)

[Oracle Ksplice]

Synopsis: 2.6.32-71.138 can now be patched using Ksplice
CVEs: CVE-2014-3610 CVE-2014-3611

Systems running Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid can now use Ksplice to patch
against the latest Ubuntu kernel update, 2.6.32-71.138.

INSTALLING THE UPDATES

We recommend that all users of Ksplice Uptrack on Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid
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-2014-3611: Denial-of-service in KVM emulated programmable interval timer.

Incorrect locking in the KVM emulated programmable interval timer (PIT)
could crash the host kernel under specific conditions. A local attacker
could use this flaw to cause a denial-of-service in the host KVM.


* CVE-2014-3610: Denial-of-service in KVM host from the guest.

A KVM guest could write a non-canonical address to certain MSRs registers,
which the host KVM will write into its own MSRs registers, leading the host
kernel to panic. A local attacker could use this flaw to cause a
denial-of-service.

SUPPORT

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