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Oracle Linux 6 ELSA-2022-9014 Critical Kernel Security Fix

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Calendar Grey January 10, 2022
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Oracle Linux Security Notice ELSA-2022-9014 released for critical kernel enhancements. Investigate specifics and solutions.
The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 6 Extended Lifecycle Support (ELS) have been uploaded to the Unbreakable Linux Network:

Summary

[4.1.12-124.59.1.2.el6uek] - fix regression in "epoll: Keep a reference on files added to the check list" (Al Viro) [Orabug: 33679854] {CVE-2021-1048} - fget: check that the fd still exists after getting a ref to it (Linus Torvalds) [Orabug: 33679806] {CVE-2021-0920} - fs: add fget_many() and fput_many() (Jens Axboe) [Orabug: 33679806] - af_unix: fix garbage collect vs MSG_PEEK (Miklos Szeredi) [Orabug: 33679806] {CVE-2021-0920} - net: split out functions related to registering inflight socket files (Jens Axboe) [Orabug: 33679806] [4.1.12-124.59.1.1.el6uek] - xfs: map unwritten blocks in XFS_IOC_{ALLOC,FREE}SP just like fallocate (Darrick J. Wong) [Orabug: 33703630] {CVE-2021-4155}

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Topics Covered

security advisory security fix kernel patch critical update Oracle Linux extended support ELSA advisory

SRPMs

x86_64

kernel-uek-doc-4.1.12-124.59.1.2.el6uek.noarch.rpm kernel-uek-firmware-4.1.12-124.59.1.2.el6uek.noarch.rpm kernel-uek-4.1.12-124.59.1.2.el6uek.x86_64.rpm kernel-uek-devel-4.1.12-124.59.1.2.el6uek.x86_64.rpm kernel-uek-debug-4.1.12-124.59.1.2.el6uek.x86_64.rpm kernel-uek-debug-devel-4.1.12-124.59.1.2.el6uek.x86_64.rpm

aarch64

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Related CVEs: CVE-2021-0920 CVE-2021-1048 CVE-2021-4155

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Topics Covered

security advisory security fix kernel patch critical update Oracle Linux extended support ELSA advisory

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