[Ksplice][Ubuntu-12.04-Updates] New updates available via Ksplice (USN-1741-1)

[Sonja Tideman]

Synopsis: USN-1741-1 can now be patched using Ksplice
CVEs: CVE-2013-0871

Systems running Ubuntu 12.04 Precise can now use Ksplice to patch
against the latest Ubuntu Security Notice, USN-1741-1.

INSTALLING THE UPDATES

We recommend that all users of Ksplice Uptrack on Ubuntu 12.04 Precise
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-2013-0871: Privilege escalation in PTRACE_SETREGS.

A race condition in ptrace can lead to kernel stack corruption allowing
an attacker to control execution and possible escalate privileges.

SUPPORT

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