[Ksplice][Ubuntu-14.04-Updates] New Ksplice updates for Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty (3.13.0-137.186)

[Oracle Ksplice]

Synopsis: 3.13.0-137.186 can now be patched using Ksplice
CVEs: CVE-2017-1000405 CVE-2017-16939

Systems running Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty can now use Ksplice to patch
against the latest Ubuntu kernel update, 3.13.0-137.186.

INSTALLING THE UPDATES

We recommend that all users of Ksplice Uptrack running Ubuntu 14.04
Trusty 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-2017-16939: Denial-of-service in IPSEC transform policy netlink dump.

A failure to handle an error case when dumping IPSEC transform
information via netlink can result in a Kernel crash. A local user with
the ability to administer an IPSEC tunnel could use this flaw to cause a
denial-of-service.


* CVE-2017-1000405: Privilege escalation when writing into a Transparent Huge Page.

A logic error in internal Transparent Huge Page handling of the kernel
could let an attacker overwrite read-only data and escalate privileges.

SUPPORT

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