[Ksplice][Ubuntu-12.04-Updates] New updates available via Ksplice (3.2.0-92.130)

[Oracle Ksplice]

Synopsis: 3.2.0-92.130 can now be patched using Ksplice
CVEs: CVE-2015-5156 CVE-2015-6937

Systems running Ubuntu 12.04 Precise can now use Ksplice to patch
against the latest Ubuntu kernel update, 3.2.0-92.130.

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-2015-6937: NULL pointer dereference in RDS socket creation.

Failure to check for binding to a transport could result in a NULL
pointer dereference when creating an RDS socket.  A local, unprivileged
user could use this flaw to crash the system.


* CVE-2015-5156: Denial-of-service in Virtio network device.

Incorrect handling of fragmented socket buffers could result in a buffer
overflow when performing receive offload under specific conditions.  A
local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to crash the system.

SUPPORT

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