OVMSA-2018-0256

OVMSA-2018-0256 - Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update

Type:	SECURITY
Severity:	IMPORTANT
Release Date:	2018-09-14

Description

[4.1.12-124.19.2]
- tcp: add tcp_ooo_try_coalesce() helper (Eric Dumazet) [Orabug: 28639707] {CVE-2018-5390}
- tcp: call tcp_drop() from tcp_data_queue_ofo() (Eric Dumazet) [Orabug: 28639707] {CVE-2018-5390}
- tcp: detect malicious patterns in tcp_collapse_ofo_queue() (Eric Dumazet) [Orabug: 28639707] {CVE-2018-5390}
- tcp: avoid collapses in tcp_prune_queue() if possible (Eric Dumazet) [Orabug: 28639707] {CVE-2018-5390}
- tcp: free batches of packets in tcp_prune_ofo_queue() (Eric Dumazet) [Orabug: 28639707] {CVE-2018-5390}
- tcp: use an RB tree for ooo receive queue (Yaogong Wang) [Orabug: 28639707] {CVE-2018-5390}
- tcp: refine tcp_prune_ofo_queue() to not drop all packets (Eric Dumazet) [Orabug: 28639707] {CVE-2018-5390}
- tcp: introduce tcp_under_memory_pressure() (Eric Dumazet) [Orabug: 28639707] {CVE-2018-5390}
- tcp: increment sk_drops for dropped rx packets (Eric Dumazet) [Orabug: 28639707] {CVE-2018-5390}

Related CVEs

CVE-2018-5390

Updated Packages

Release/Architecture	Filename	MD5sum	Superseded By Advisory
Oracle VM 3.4 (x86_64)	kernel-uek-4.1.12-124.19.2.el6uek.src.rpm	ba53fb3f33b52946c8c806f82299d8ea	OVMSA-2021-0016
	kernel-uek-4.1.12-124.19.2.el6uek.x86_64.rpm	f544bbaa62c66b077df6b9f2c7a0920d	OVMSA-2021-0016
	kernel-uek-firmware-4.1.12-124.19.2.el6uek.noarch.rpm	c7855cffab54e8cf26103e5be7a1d753	OVMSA-2021-0016

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