Security update for kernel-firmware

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:1090-1
Rating: moderate
References:
Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2017-5715 ( SUSE ): 7.1 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2017-5715 ( NVD ): 5.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2017-5715 ( NVD ): 5.6 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Container as a Service Platform 1.0
  • SUSE Container as a Service Platform 2.0
  • SUSE Enterprise Storage 4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service Image Server 12 12-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 LTSS 12-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
  • SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for kernel-firmware fixes the following issues:

This security issue was fixed:

  • CVE-2017-5715: Prevent unauthorized disclosure of information to an attacker with local user access caused by speculative execution and indirect branch prediction (bsc#1095735)

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-7-2018-1090=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP3-2018-1090=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service Image Server 12 12-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-POS-12-SP2-CLIENT-2018-1090=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP2-2018-1090=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 LTSS 12-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2018-1090=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2018-1090=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2018-1090=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2018-1090=1
  • SUSE Enterprise Storage 4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-Storage-4-2018-1090=1
  • SUSE Container as a Service Platform 2.0
    To install this update, use the SUSE CaaS Platform 'skuba' tool. It will inform you if it detects new updates and let you then trigger updating of the complete cluster in a controlled way.
  • SUSE Container as a Service Platform 1.0
    To install this update, use the SUSE CaaS Platform 'skuba' tool. It will inform you if it detects new updates and let you then trigger updating of the complete cluster in a controlled way.

Package List:

  • SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 (noarch)
    • kernel-firmware-20170530-21.22.1
    • ucode-amd-20170530-21.22.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 (noarch)
    • kernel-firmware-20170530-21.22.1
    • ucode-amd-20170530-21.22.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service Image Server 12 12-SP2 (noarch)
    • kernel-firmware-20170530-21.22.1
    • ucode-amd-20170530-21.22.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 (noarch)
    • kernel-firmware-20170530-21.22.1
    • ucode-amd-20170530-21.22.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 LTSS 12-SP2 (noarch)
    • kernel-firmware-20170530-21.22.1
    • ucode-amd-20170530-21.22.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 (noarch)
    • kernel-firmware-20170530-21.22.1
    • ucode-amd-20170530-21.22.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3 (noarch)
    • kernel-firmware-20170530-21.22.1
    • ucode-amd-20170530-21.22.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 (noarch)
    • kernel-firmware-20170530-21.22.1
    • ucode-amd-20170530-21.22.1
  • SUSE Enterprise Storage 4 (noarch)
    • kernel-firmware-20170530-21.22.1
    • ucode-amd-20170530-21.22.1
  • SUSE Container as a Service Platform 2.0 (noarch)
    • kernel-firmware-20170530-21.22.1
  • SUSE Container as a Service Platform 1.0 (noarch)
    • kernel-firmware-20170530-21.22.1

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