OVMSA-2016-0014

OVMSA-2016-0014 - kernel-uek security update

Type:	SECURITY
Severity:	IMPORTANT
Release Date:	2016-02-18

Description

[3.8.13-118.3.2]
- x86/nmi/64: Use DF to avoid userspace RSP confusing nested NMI detection (Andy Lutomirski) [Orabug: 22742507] {CVE-2015-5157}
- x86/nmi/64: Reorder nested NMI checks (Andy Lutomirski) [Orabug: 22742507] {CVE-2015-5157}
- x86/nmi/64: Improve nested NMI comments (Andy Lutomirski) [Orabug: 22742507] {CVE-2015-5157}
- x86/nmi/64: Switch stacks on userspace NMI entry (Andy Lutomirski) [Orabug: 22742507] {CVE-2015-5157}
- x86/paravirt: Replace the paravirt nop with a bona fide empty function (Andy Lutomirski) [Orabug: 22742507] {CVE-2015-5157}

Related CVEs

CVE-2015-5157

Updated Packages

Release/Architecture	Filename	MD5sum	Superseded By Advisory
Oracle VM 3.3 (x86_64)	kernel-uek-3.8.13-118.3.2.el6uek.src.rpm	68b1fd0b0d9460500459e3e3b3b02b53	OVMSA-2021-0016
	kernel-uek-3.8.13-118.3.2.el6uek.x86_64.rpm	ebc5e31abffa4c2eea158a970980940c	OVMSA-2021-0016
	kernel-uek-firmware-3.8.13-118.3.2.el6uek.noarch.rpm	033a8c35131def657f8788b6a911f276	OVMSA-2021-0016

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