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openSUSE 15.4 2023:3360-1 Moderate AMD CPU Side Channel Fix

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Calendar Grey August 18, 2023
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
The recent kernel-firmware revision addresses a significant AMD CPU side-channel vulnerability, impacting openSUSE systems with medium-level risk.
This update for kernel-firmware fixes the following issues: CVE-2023-20569: Fixed AMD 19h ucode to mitigate a side channel vulnerability in some of the AMD CPUs

Description

This update for kernel-firmware fixes the following issues:

* CVE-2023-20569: Fixed AMD 19h ucode to mitigate a side channel vulnerability

in some of the AMD CPUs. (bsc#1213287)

## Special Instructions and Notes:

* Please reboot the system after installing this update.

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate CVE issue openSUSE side channel kernel firmware AMD CPU

Patch

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE Moderate update use the SUSE recommended installation

methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

* openSUSE Leap 15.4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2023-3360=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.4-2023-3360=1

* openSUSE Leap Micro 5.3

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-Leap-Micro-5.3-2023-3360=1

* openSUSE Leap Micro 5.4

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-Leap-Micro-5.4-2023-3360=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2023-3360=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2023-3360=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2023-3360=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2023-3360=1

* Basesystem Module 15-SP4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP4-2023-3360=1

Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (noarch)

* kernel-firmware-mellanox-20220509-150400.4.22.1

* kernel-firmware-iwlwifi-20220509-150400.4.22.1

* kernel-firmware-media-20220509-150400.4.22.1

* kernel-firmware-mwifiex-20220509-150400.4.22.1

* ucode-amd-20220509-150400.4.22.1

* kernel-firmware-realtek-20220509-150400.4.22.1

* kernel-firmware-atheros-20220509-150400.4.22.1

* kernel-firmware-i915-20220509-150400.4.22.1

* kernel-firmware-liquidio-20220509-150400.4.22.1

* kernel-firmware-ti-20220509-150400.4.22.1

* kernel-firmware-chelsio-20220509-150400.4.22.1

* kernel-firmware-sound-20220509-150400.4.22.1

* kernel-firmware-all-20220509-150400.4.22.1

* kernel-firmware-bluetooth-20220509-150400.4.22.1

* kernel-firmware-qlogic-20220509-150400.4.22.1

* kernel-firmware-radeon-20220509-150400.4.22.1

* kernel-firmware-qcom-20220509-150400.4.22.1

* kernel-firmware-platform-20220509-150400.4.22.1

* kernel-firmware-mediatek-20220509-150400.4.22.1

* kernel-firmware-ath11k-20220509-150400.4.22.1

* kernel-firmware-20220509-150400.4.22.1

*...

Read the Full Advisory

References

* #1213287

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-20569.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1213287

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:3360-1
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

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