[Ksplice][Virtuozzo 4 Updates] New updates available via Ksplice (CU-2.6.18-028stab064.8)
Nelson Elhage
nelhage at ksplice.com
Sat Nov 7 17:56:50 PST 2009
Synopsis: CU-2.6.18-028stab064.8 can now be patched using Ksplice
CVEs: CVE-2009-3547
Red Hat Security Advisory Severity: Important
Systems running Virtuozzo 4 can now use Ksplice to patch against the
latest Parallels Virtuozzo Containers kernel security update,
CU-2.6.18-028stab064.8.
INSTALLING THE UPDATES
We recommend that all users of Ksplice Uptrack on Virtuozzo 4 install
these updates. You can install these updates by running:
# uptrack-upgrade -y
DESCRIPTION
* CVE-2009-3547: NULL pointer dereference opening pipes.
A race condition when opening a pipe could result in a NULL pointer
dereference, potentially resulting in a denial of servce or privilege
escalation attack.
SUPPORT
Ksplice support is available at support at ksplice.com or +1 765-577-5423.
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