Security update for spectre-meltdown-checker

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:2861-1
Rating: moderate
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Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2017-5753 ( SUSE ): 5.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2017-5753 ( SUSE ): 7.1 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2017-5753 ( NVD ): 5.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2017-5753 ( NVD ): 5.6 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP3
  • SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0
  • SUSE Enterprise Storage 6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 ESPOS 15-SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 LTSS 15-SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 Business Critical Linux 15-SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 LTSS 15-SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 Business Critical Linux 15-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 Business Critical Linux 15-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.0
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.1
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.2

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for spectre-meltdown-checker fixes the following issues:

spectre-meltdown-checker was updated to version 0.44 (bsc#1189477)

  • feat: add support for SRBDS related vulnerabilities
  • feat: add zstd kernel decompression (#370)
  • enh: arm: add experimental support for binary arm images
  • enh: rsb filling: no longer need the 'strings' tool to check for kernel support in live mode
  • fix: fwdb: remove Intel extract tempdir on exit
  • fix: has_vmm: ignore kernel threads when looking for a hypervisor (fixes #278)
  • fix: fwdb: use the commit date as the intel fwdb version
  • fix: fwdb: update Intel's repository URL
  • fix: arm64: CVE-2017-5753: kernels 4.19+ use a different nospec macro
  • fix: on CPU parse info under FreeBSD
  • chore: github: add check run on pull requests
  • chore: fwdb: update to v165.20201021+i20200616

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:

  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP2-2021-2861=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP3-2021-2861=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 ESPOS 15-SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP1-ESPOS-2021-2861=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 LTSS 15-SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP1-LTSS-2021-2861=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 Business Critical Linux 15-SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP1-BCL-2021-2861=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 LTSS 15-SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP1-LTSS-2021-2861=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP1-2021-2861=1
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Proxy-4.0-2021-2861=1
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Retail-Branch-Server-4.0-2021-2861=1
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.0
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Server-4.0-2021-2861=1
  • SUSE Enterprise Storage 6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-Storage-6-2021-2861=1
  • SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0
    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:

  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2 (x86_64)
    • spectre-meltdown-checker-0.44-3.6.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP3 (x86_64)
    • spectre-meltdown-checker-0.44-3.6.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 ESPOS 15-SP1 (x86_64)
    • spectre-meltdown-checker-0.44-3.6.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 LTSS 15-SP1 (x86_64)
    • spectre-meltdown-checker-0.44-3.6.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 Business Critical Linux 15-SP1 (x86_64)
    • spectre-meltdown-checker-0.44-3.6.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 LTSS 15-SP1 (x86_64)
    • spectre-meltdown-checker-0.44-3.6.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 (x86_64)
    • spectre-meltdown-checker-0.44-3.6.1
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 (x86_64)
    • spectre-meltdown-checker-0.44-3.6.1
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 (x86_64)
    • spectre-meltdown-checker-0.44-3.6.1
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.0 (x86_64)
    • spectre-meltdown-checker-0.44-3.6.1
  • SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 (x86_64)
    • spectre-meltdown-checker-0.44-3.6.1
  • SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 (x86_64)
    • spectre-meltdown-checker-0.44-3.6.1

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