Security update for kernel-firmware

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:0051-1
Rating: important
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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 Linux Enterprise Server 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 LTSS 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

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 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 LTSS 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2018-37=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 LTSS 12 (noarch)
    • kernel-firmware-20140807git-5.3.1
    • ucode-amd-20140807git-5.3.1

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