Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2022-10071

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2022-10071.html

The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 7 have been uploaded to the Unbreakable Linux Network:

x86_64:
kernel-uek-doc-4.1.12-124.69.5.1.el7uek.noarch.rpm
kernel-uek-firmware-4.1.12-124.69.5.1.el7uek.noarch.rpm
kernel-uek-4.1.12-124.69.5.1.el7uek.x86_64.rpm
kernel-uek-devel-4.1.12-124.69.5.1.el7uek.x86_64.rpm
kernel-uek-debug-4.1.12-124.69.5.1.el7uek.x86_64.rpm
kernel-uek-debug-devel-4.1.12-124.69.5.1.el7uek.x86_64.rpm


SRPMS:
https://oss.oracle.com:443/ol7/SRPMS-updates/kernel-uek-4.1.12-124.69.5.1.el7uek.src.rpm

Related CVEs:

CVE-2022-4378




Description of changes:

[4.1.12-124.69.5.1.el7uek]
- proc: proc_skip_spaces() shouldn't think it is working on C strings (Linus Torvalds)  [Orabug: 34883048]  {CVE-2022-4378}
- proc: avoid integer type confusion in get_proc_long (Linus Torvalds)  [Orabug: 34883048]  {CVE-2022-4378}


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Oracle7: ELSA-2022-10071: kernel Important Security Update

The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 7 have been uploaded to the Unbreakable Linux Network:

Summary

[4.1.12-124.69.5.1.el7uek] - proc: proc_skip_spaces() shouldn't think it is working on C strings (Linus Torvalds) [Orabug: 34883048] {CVE-2022-4378} - proc: avoid integer type confusion in get_proc_long (Linus Torvalds) [Orabug: 34883048] {CVE-2022-4378}

SRPMs

https://oss.oracle.com:443/ol7/SRPMS-updates/kernel-uek-4.1.12-124.69.5.1.el7uek.src.rpm

x86_64

kernel-uek-doc-4.1.12-124.69.5.1.el7uek.noarch.rpm kernel-uek-firmware-4.1.12-124.69.5.1.el7uek.noarch.rpm kernel-uek-4.1.12-124.69.5.1.el7uek.x86_64.rpm kernel-uek-devel-4.1.12-124.69.5.1.el7uek.x86_64.rpm kernel-uek-debug-4.1.12-124.69.5.1.el7uek.x86_64.rpm kernel-uek-debug-devel-4.1.12-124.69.5.1.el7uek.x86_64.rpm

aarch64

i386

Severity
Related CVEs: CVE-2022-4378

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