openSUSE Leap 42.3: 2017:3144-1 Critical: Kernel Firmware Replay Attacks
opensuse
November 30, 2017
An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available
Description
This update for kernel-firmware fixes the following issues:
- Update Intel WiFi firmwares for the 3160, 7260 and 7265 adapters.
Security issues fixed are part of the "KRACK" attacks affecting the
firmware:
- CVE-2017-13080: The reinstallation of the Group Temporal key could be
used for replay attacks (bsc#1066295):
- CVE-2017-13081: The reinstallation of the Integrity Group Temporal key
could be used for replay attacks (bsc#1066295):
This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12-SP2:Update update project.
Topics Covered
Patch
Patch Instructions:
To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
- openSUSE Leap 42.3:
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2017-1317=1
- openSUSE Leap 42.2:
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2017-1317=1
To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".
Package List
- openSUSE Leap 42.3 (noarch):
kernel-firmware-20170530-11.1
ucode-amd-20170530-11.1
- openSUSE Leap 42.2 (noarch):
kernel-firmware-20170530-7.9.1
ucode-amd-20170530-7.9.1
References
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-13080.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-13081.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1066295
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2017:3144-1
Rating: important
Affected Products:
openSUSE Leap 42.3
openSUSE Leap 42.2
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Topics Covered
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