An updated kernel-uek package that fixes one security issue and multiple bugs is now available for Oracle Enterprise Linux 5. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section. The kernel-uek is main component of an operating system. This security update re-applies the fix for CVE-2013-2234, CVE-2013-2164, CVE-2013-1928, CVE-2012-6545, CVE-2013-3231, CVE-2013-2892, CVE-2013-2889, CVE-2013-4591, CVE-2013-4345, CVE-2013-2888 and CVE-2013-0343. All users of kernel-uek are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain back ported patches to correct these issues.