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High ELSA-2019-4838 1 CVE

Important: Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update (Oracle Linux 7)

Published Nov 12, 2019 · Updated Nov 12, 2019

Summary

kernel-uek
[3.8.13-118.39.1.1]
- x86/tsx: Add config options to set tsx=on|off|auto (Michal Hocko) [Orabug: 30419232] {CVE-2019-11135}
- x86/speculation/taa: Add documentation for TSX Async Abort (Pawan Gupta) [Orabug: 30419232] {CVE-2019-11135}
- x86/tsx: Add 'auto' option to TSX cmdline parameter (Pawan Gupta) [Orabug: 30419232] {CVE-2019-11135}
- x86/speculation/taa: Add sysfs reporting for TSX Async Abort (Pawan Gupta) [Orabug: 30419232] {CVE-2019-11135}
- x86/speculation/taa: Add mitigation for TSX Async Abort (Pawan Gupta) [Orabug: 30419232] {CVE-2019-11135}
- x86/tsx: Add TSX cmdline option with TSX disabled by default (Pawan Gupta) [Orabug: 30419232] {CVE-2019-11135}
- x86: Add helper function x86_read_arch_cap_msr() (Pawan Gupta) [Orabug: 30419232] {CVE-2019-11135}
- x86/tsx: Add enumeration support for IA32_TSX_CTRL MSR (Pawan Gupta) [Orabug: 30419232] {CVE-2019-11135}

Fixed packages 8

ReleasePackageFixed in
Oracle Linux · 7 dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.39.1.1.el6uek 0:0.4.5-3.el6
Oracle Linux · 7 dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.39.1.1.el7uek 0:0.4.5-3.el7
Oracle Linux · 7 kernel-uek 0:3.8.13-118.39.1.1.el7uek
Oracle Linux · 7 kernel-uek-debug 0:3.8.13-118.39.1.1.el7uek
Oracle Linux · 7 kernel-uek-debug-devel 0:3.8.13-118.39.1.1.el7uek
Oracle Linux · 7 kernel-uek-devel 0:3.8.13-118.39.1.1.el7uek
Oracle Linux · 7 kernel-uek-doc 0:3.8.13-118.39.1.1.el7uek
Oracle Linux · 7 kernel-uek-firmware 0:3.8.13-118.39.1.1.el7uek

Vulnerabilities 1