Security update for ucode-intel

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:3289-1
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2022-40982 ( SUSE ): 6.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2022-40982 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2022-41804 ( SUSE ): 7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2022-41804 ( NVD ): 7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2023-23908 ( SUSE ): 6.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2023-23908 ( NVD ): 6.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 BCL 12-SP2

An update that solves three vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for ucode-intel fixes the following issues:

  • Updated to Intel CPU Microcode 20230808 release. (bsc#1214099)
  • CVE-2022-40982: Fixed a potential security vulnerability in some Intel® Processors which may allow information disclosure.
  • CVE-2023-23908: Fixed a potential security vulnerability in some 3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors which may allow information disclosure.
  • CVE-2022-41804: Fixed a potential security vulnerability in some Intel® Xeon® Processors with Intel® Software Guard Extensions (SGX) which may allow escalation of privilege.

Special Instructions and Notes:

  • Please reboot the system after installing this update.

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 Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 BCL 12-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-BCL-2023-3289=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 BCL 12-SP2 (x86_64)
    • ucode-intel-debuginfo-20230808-13.110.1
    • ucode-intel-20230808-13.110.1
    • ucode-intel-debugsource-20230808-13.110.1

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