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Oracle7: ELSA-2016-3559 Critical Kernel Protection Advisory

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Calendar Grey May 17, 2016
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Oracle Linux Security Notice ELSA-2016-3559 includes kernel modifications and resolutions for significant vulnerabilities.
The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 7 have been uploaded to the Unbreakable Linux Network:

Summary

kernel-uek [4.1.12-37.3.1.el7uek] - 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}

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SRPMs

https://oss.oracle.com:443/ol7/SRPMS-updates/kernel-uek-4.1.12-37.3.1.el7uek.src.rpm https://oss.oracle.com:443/ol7/SRPMS-updates/dtrace-modules-4.1.12-37.3.1.el7uek-0.5.2-1.el7.src.rpm

x86_64

kernel-uek-doc-4.1.12-37.3.1.el7uek.noarch.rpm kernel-uek-firmware-4.1.12-37.3.1.el7uek.noarch.rpm kernel-uek-4.1.12-37.3.1.el7uek.x86_64.rpm kernel-uek-devel-4.1.12-37.3.1.el7uek.x86_64.rpm kernel-uek-debug-4.1.12-37.3.1.el7uek.x86_64.rpm kernel-uek-debug-devel-4.1.12-37.3.1.el7uek.x86_64.rpm dtrace-modules-4.1.12-37.3.1.el7uek-0.5.2-1.el7.x86_64.rpm

aarch64

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