Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2016-3559

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2016-3559.html

The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 6 have been uploaded to the 
Unbreakable Linux Network:

x86_64:
kernel-uek-4.1.12-37.3.1.el6uek.x86_64.rpm
kernel-uek-doc-4.1.12-37.3.1.el6uek.noarch.rpm
kernel-uek-firmware-4.1.12-37.3.1.el6uek.noarch.rpm
kernel-uek-devel-4.1.12-37.3.1.el6uek.x86_64.rpm
kernel-uek-debug-4.1.12-37.3.1.el6uek.x86_64.rpm
kernel-uek-debug-devel-4.1.12-37.3.1.el6uek.x86_64.rpm
dtrace-modules-4.1.12-37.3.1.el6uek-0.5.2-1.el6.x86_64.rpm


SRPMS:
https://oss.oracle.com:443/ol6/SRPMS-updates/kernel-uek-4.1.12-37.3.1.el6uek.src.rpm
https://oss.oracle.com:443/ol6/SRPMS-updates/dtrace-modules-4.1.12-37.3.1.el6uek-0.5.2-1.el6.src.rpm



Description of changes:

kernel-uek
[4.1.12-37.3.1.el6uek]
- KEYS: Fix ASN.1 indefinite length object parsing This fixes 
CVE-2016-0758. (David Howells)  [Orabug: 23279022]  {CVE-2016-0758}
- uek-rpm: ol6: revert DRM for experimental or OL6-incompatible drivers 
(Todd Vierling)  [Orabug: 23270829]
- unix: properly account for FDs passed over unix sockets (willy 
tarreau)  [Orabug: 23262277]  {CVE-2013-4312} {CVE-2013-4312}
- sctp: Prevent soft lockup when sctp_accept() is called during a 
timeout event (Karl Heiss)  [Orabug: 23222731]  {CVE-2015-8767}

Oracle6: ELSA-2016-3559: kernel Important Security Update

The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 6 have been uploaded to the Unbreakable Linux Network:

Summary

kernel-uek [4.1.12-37.3.1.el6uek] - KEYS: Fix ASN.1 indefinite length object parsing This fixes CVE-2016-0758. (David Howells) [Orabug: 23279022] {CVE-2016-0758} - uek-rpm: ol6: revert DRM for experimental or OL6-incompatible drivers (Todd Vierling) [Orabug: 23270829] - unix: properly account for FDs passed over unix sockets (willy tarreau) [Orabug: 23262277] {CVE-2013-4312} {CVE-2013-4312} - sctp: Prevent soft lockup when sctp_accept() is called during a timeout event (Karl Heiss) [Orabug: 23222731] {CVE-2015-8767}

SRPMs

https://oss.oracle.com:443/ol6/SRPMS-updates/kernel-uek-4.1.12-37.3.1.el6uek.src.rpm https://oss.oracle.com:443/ol6/SRPMS-updates/dtrace-modules-4.1.12-37.3.1.el6uek-0.5.2-1.el6.src.rpm

x86_64

kernel-uek-4.1.12-37.3.1.el6uek.x86_64.rpm kernel-uek-doc-4.1.12-37.3.1.el6uek.noarch.rpm kernel-uek-firmware-4.1.12-37.3.1.el6uek.noarch.rpm kernel-uek-devel-4.1.12-37.3.1.el6uek.x86_64.rpm kernel-uek-debug-4.1.12-37.3.1.el6uek.x86_64.rpm kernel-uek-debug-devel-4.1.12-37.3.1.el6uek.x86_64.rpm dtrace-modules-4.1.12-37.3.1.el6uek-0.5.2-1.el6.x86_64.rpm

aarch64

i386

Severity

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