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SUSE 12-SP2-BCL: 2018:1571-2 Moderate: Kernel-Firmware Security Leak

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Calendar Grey October 18, 2018
Dist Suse Esm H88
Tackling a vulnerability in kernel-firmware for SUSE Linux to avert unauthorized data exposure.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for kernel-firmware fixes the following issues: This security issue was fixed: - 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-SP2-BCL: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-BCL-2018-1090=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-BCL (noarch): kernel-firmware-20170530-21.22.1 ucode-amd-20170530-21.22.1

References

#1095735

Cross- CVE-2017-5715

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-BCL

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5715.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1095735

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:1571-2
Rating: moderate

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