[Ksplice][Ubuntu-18.10-Updates] New Ksplice updates for Ubuntu 18.10 Cosmic (USN-3846-1)

[Oracle Ksplice]

Synopsis: USN-3846-1 can now be patched using Ksplice
CVEs: CVE-2018-18710

Systems running Ubuntu 18.10 Cosmic can now use Ksplice to patch
against the latest Ubuntu Security Notice, USN-3846-1.

INSTALLING THE UPDATES

We recommend that all users of Ksplice Uptrack running Ubuntu 18.10
Cosmic 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-2018-18710: Information leak in CD-ROM status reporting.

A bounds check failure in the CD-ROM slot status reporting can lead to an
information leak. A local user with access to a CD-ROM device could use this
flaw to leak information about the running system.

SUPPORT

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