Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2016-3566

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2016-3566.html

The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 5 have been uploaded to the 
Unbreakable Linux Network:

i386:
kernel-uek-2.6.39-400.278.3.el5uek.i686.rpm
kernel-uek-debug-2.6.39-400.278.3.el5uek.i686.rpm
kernel-uek-debug-devel-2.6.39-400.278.3.el5uek.i686.rpm
kernel-uek-devel-2.6.39-400.278.3.el5uek.i686.rpm
kernel-uek-doc-2.6.39-400.278.3.el5uek.noarch.rpm
kernel-uek-firmware-2.6.39-400.278.3.el5uek.noarch.rpm

x86_64:
kernel-uek-firmware-2.6.39-400.278.3.el5uek.noarch.rpm
kernel-uek-doc-2.6.39-400.278.3.el5uek.noarch.rpm
kernel-uek-2.6.39-400.278.3.el5uek.x86_64.rpm
kernel-uek-devel-2.6.39-400.278.3.el5uek.x86_64.rpm
kernel-uek-debug-devel-2.6.39-400.278.3.el5uek.x86_64.rpm
kernel-uek-debug-2.6.39-400.278.3.el5uek.x86_64.rpm


SRPMS:
https://oss.oracle.com:443/ol5/SRPMS-updates/kernel-uek-2.6.39-400.278.3.el5uek.src.rpm



Description of changes:

[2.6.39-400.278.3.el5uek]
- net: add validation for the socket syscall protocol argument (Hannes 
Frederic Sowa)  [Orabug: 23267976]  {CVE-2015-8543} {CVE-2015-8543}
- ipv6: addrconf: validate new MTU before applying it (Marcelo Leitner) 
  [Orabug: 23263251]  {CVE-2015-8215}
- ext4: avoid hang when mounting non-journal filesystems with orphan 
list (Theodore Ts'o)  [Orabug: 23262219]  {CVE-2015-7509}
- ext4: make orphan functions be no-op in no-journal mode (Anatol 
Pomozov)  [Orabug: 23262219]  {CVE-2015-7509}
- unix: properly account for FDs passed over unix sockets (willy 
tarreau)  [Orabug: 23262265]  {CVE-2013-4312} {CVE-2013-4312}