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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2018.0103
SUSE Security Update: Security update for kernel-firmware
9 January 2018
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: kernel-firmware
Publisher: SUSE
Operating System: SUSE
Impact/Access: Access Privileged Data -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2017-5715
Reference: ASB-2018.0002.4
ESB-2018.0090
ESB-2018.0089
ESB-2018.0046
ESB-2018.0044
ESB-2018.0042
Original Bulletin:
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20180041-1/
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SUSE Security Update: Security update for kernel-firmware
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:0041-1
Rating: important
References: #1068032
Cross-References: CVE-2017-5715
Affected Products:
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1-LTSS
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An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.
Description:
This update for kernel-firmware fixes the following issues:
- Add microcode_amd_fam17h.bin (bsc#1068032 CVE-2017-5715)
This new firmware enables the Indirect Branch Control (IBC) feature on AMD
family 17h processor to mitigate an attack on the branch predictor that
could lead to information disclosure from e.g. kernel memory (bsc#1068032
CVE-2017-5715).
Patch Instructions:
To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
- SUSE OpenStack Cloud 6:
zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-6-2018-30=1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1:
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP1-2018-30=1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1-LTSS:
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2018-30=1
To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".
Package List:
- SUSE OpenStack Cloud 6 (noarch):
kernel-firmware-20160516git-10.8.1
ucode-amd-20160516git-10.8.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1 (noarch):
kernel-firmware-20160516git-10.8.1
ucode-amd-20160516git-10.8.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1-LTSS (noarch):
kernel-firmware-20160516git-10.8.1
ucode-amd-20160516git-10.8.1
References:
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5715.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1068032
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