[Ksplice][Ubuntu-16.10-Updates] New Ksplice updates for Ubuntu 16.10 Yakkety (USN-3221-1)
Oracle Ksplice
ksplice-support_ww at oracle.com
Wed Mar 8 23:36:55 PST 2017
Synopsis: USN-3221-1 can now be patched using Ksplice
CVEs: CVE-2017-2636
Systems running Ubuntu 16.10 Yakkety can now use Ksplice to patch
against the latest Ubuntu Security Notice, USN-3221-1.
INSTALLING THE UPDATES
We recommend that all users of Ksplice Uptrack running Ubuntu 16.10
Yakkety 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-2017-2636: Privilege escalation in High Level Data Synchronous TTY line discipline.
A race condition when flushing the transmit queue concurently to sending
frames in the HDLC TTY line discipline could lead to a double free. A
local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to elevate his privileges.
SUPPORT
Ksplice support is available at ksplice-support_ww at oracle.com.
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