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openSUSE: 2018:1631-1 Moderate: Indirect Branch Prediction Security Fix

An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.. openSUSE Security Update: Security update for kernel-firmware ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2018:1631-1 Rating: moderate References: #1095735 Cross-References: CVE-2017-5715 Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 42.3 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. Description: 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) This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12-SP2:Update update project. Patch Instructions: To install this openSUSE 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: - openSUSE Leap 42.3: zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2018-590=1 Package List: - openSUSE Leap 42.3 (noarch): kernel-firmware-20170530-20.1 ucode-amd-20170530-20.1 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5715.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1095735 -- . A security patch for kernel-firmware in openSUSE addresses an unauthorized access flaw with moderate risk.. openSUSE Security Update,kernel firmware patch,security advisories. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Jun 09, 2018 OpenSUSE