[Ksplice][Ubuntu-16.04-Updates] New Ksplice updates for Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial (USN-4748-1)

[Oracle Ksplice]

Synopsis: USN-4748-1 can now be patched using Ksplice
CVEs: CVE-2020-27815 CVE-2020-29374 CVE-2020-29568 CVE-2020-29660 CVE-2020-29661

Systems running Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial can now use Ksplice to patch
against the latest Ubuntu Security Notice, USN-4748-1.

INSTALLING THE UPDATES

We recommend that all users of Ksplice Uptrack running Ubuntu 16.04
Xenial 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-2020-29374: Multiple vulnerabilities in get_user_pages of Memory Management subsystem.

Due to a flaw in Memory Management subsystem unintended write access
could be granted when get_user_pages is used for a copy-on-write page.
A local user could use this flaw to cause a wide range of problems,
including information exposures, denial of service, and arbitrary code
execution.


* CVE-2020-29661: Use-after-free in ioctls of TTY subsystem.

A locking flaw in ioctls of TTY subsystem could lead to a use-after-free.
A local user could use this flaw to cause execution of arbitrary code or
a denial-of-service.


* CVE-2020-29660: Use-after-free in TTY subsystem due to locking inconsistency.

A locking inconsistency in TTY subsystem could lead to a use-after-free.
A local user could use this flaw to cause execution of arbitrary code or
a denial-of-service.


* Oracle has determined that CVE-2020-27815 is not applicable.

Oracle has determined that CVE-2020-27815 is not applicable and corrects a
false-positive linter warning.  Applying the patch has no resulting
changes in the generated object files.


* Note: Oracle will not be providing a rebootless update for CVE-2020-29568.

Oracle has determined that patching this vulnerability live on a running system
would not be safe and is recommending to reboot the vulnerable hosts.

SUPPORT

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