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New Ksplice updates are available for RHCK 7.



El-errata: New Ksplice updates for RHCK 7 (ELSA-2023-1987)


Synopsis: ELSA-2023-1987 can now be patched using Ksplice
CVEs: CVE-2022-43750

Users with Oracle Linux Premier Support can now use Ksplice to patch
against the latest Oracle Linux Security Advisory, ELSA-2023-1987.
More information about this errata can be found at
  https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2023-1987.html

INSTALLING THE UPDATES

We recommend that all users of Ksplice Uptrack running RHCK 7 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-2022-43750: Use-after-free in USB monitor.

Incorrect permission flags set on userspace memory mappings in usbmon
could lead to a use-after-free. A local attacker could use this flaw for
a denial-of-service or escalate privileges.

SUPPORT

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

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