SUSE: 2018:0051-1 Important Kernel-Firmware Security Issue
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January 9, 2018
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.
Summary
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 Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2018-37=1 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS (noarch): kernel-firmware-20140807git-5.3.1 ucode-amd-20140807git-5.3.1
References
#1068032
Cross- CVE-2017-5715
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5715.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1068032
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:0051-1
Rating: important
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