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openSUSE: 2023:3383-1 Important: ucode-intel Privilege Escalation

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Calendar Grey August 23, 2023
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Intel has released new microcode updates aimed at addressing concerns related to security vulnerabilities, including risks of information leakage and unauthorized privilege elevation.
This update for ucode-intel fixes the following issues: Updated to Intel CPU Microcode 20230808 release

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.

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Patch

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE Important 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 Micro 5.3

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-Leap-Micro-5.3-2023-3383=1

* openSUSE Leap Micro 5.4

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-Leap-Micro-5.4-2023-3383=1

* openSUSE Leap 15.4

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.4-2023-3383=1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2023-3383=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2023-3383=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2023-3383=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2023-3383=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2023-3383=1

* Basesystem Module 15-SP4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP4-2023-3383=1

* Basesystem Module 15-SP5

zypper in -t patch...

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Package List

* openSUSE Leap Micro 5.3 (x86_64)

* ucode-intel-20230808-150200.27.1

* openSUSE Leap Micro 5.4 (x86_64)

* ucode-intel-20230808-150200.27.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (x86_64)

* ucode-intel-20230808-150200.27.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (x86_64)

* ucode-intel-20230808-150200.27.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 (x86_64)

* ucode-intel-20230808-150200.27.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 (x86_64)

* ucode-intel-20230808-150200.27.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 (x86_64)

* ucode-intel-20230808-150200.27.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 (x86_64)

* ucode-intel-20230808-150200.27.1

* Basesystem Module 15-SP4 (x86_64)

* ucode-intel-20230808-150200.27.1

* Basesystem Module 15-SP5 (x86_64)

* ucode-intel-20230808-150200.27.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 LTSS 15-SP2 (x86_64)

* ucode-intel-20230808-150200.27.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP3 (x86_64)

* ucode-intel-20230808-150200.27.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing...

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References

* #1206418

* #1214099

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-40982.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-41804.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-23908.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1206418

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1214099

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:3383-1
Rating: important

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