SUSE Security Update: Security update for kernel-firmware ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:0008-1 Rating: important References: #1068032 Cross-References: CVE-2017-5715 Affected Products: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12-SP2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP2 SUSE Container as a Service Platform ALL ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. Description: This update for kernel-firmware fixes the following issues: - Add microcode_amd_fam17h.bin (bsc#1068032 CVE-2017-5715) This new firmware disables branch prediction on AMD family 17h processor to mitigate a 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 for Raspberry Pi 12-SP2: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-RPI-12-SP2-2018-8=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2018-8=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2018-8=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP3: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP3-2018-8=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP2: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP2-2018-8=1 - SUSE Container as a Service Platform ALL: zypper in -t patch SUSE-CAASP-ALL-2018-8=1 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12-SP2 (noarch): kernel-firmware-20170530-21.16.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3 (noarch): kernel-firmware-20170530-21.16.1 ucode-amd-20170530-21.16.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2 (noarch): kernel-firmware-20170530-21.16.1 ucode-amd-20170530-21.16.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP3 (noarch): kernel-firmware-20170530-21.16.1 ucode-amd-20170530-21.16.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP2 (noarch): kernel-firmware-20170530-21.16.1 ucode-amd-20170530-21.16.1 - SUSE Container as a Service Platform ALL (noarch): kernel-firmware-20170530-21.16.1 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5715.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1068032 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-security-announce+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-security-announce+help@opensuse.org