SUSE: 2018:1759-1 Moderate: microcode_ctl Information Disclosure Risk
suse
June 20, 2018
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available
Summary
This update for microcode_ctl fixes the following security issue: - 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 11-SP4: zypper in -t patch slessp4-microcode_ctl-13664=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586 x86_64): microcode_ctl-1.17-102.83.21.1
Topics Covered
References
#1095735
Cross- CVE-2017-5715
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5715.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1095735
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:1759-1
Rating: moderate
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