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SUSE: 2018:1567-1 Moderate: Kernel-Firmware Information Disclosure
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June 7, 2018
An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available
Summary
This update for kernel-firmware fixes the following issues: - CVE-2015-1142857: Add 7.13.1.0 bnx2x firmware files for ethernet flow control vulnerability in SRIOV devices (bsc#1077355) - CVE-2017-5715: Prevent unauthorized disclosure of information to an attacker with local user access caused by speculative execution and indirect branch prediction (bsc#1095735). Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2018-1087=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS (noarch): kernel-firmware-20140807git-5.8.1 ucode-amd-20140807git-5.8.1
References
#1077355 #1095735
Cross- CVE-2015-1142857 CVE-2017-5715
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1142857.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5715.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1077355
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1095735
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:1567-1
Rating: moderate
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