SUSE Security Update: Security update for microcode_ctl ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:0009-1 Rating: important References: #1068032 Cross-References: CVE-2017-5715 Affected Products: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3-LTSS SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. Description: This update for microcode_ctl fixes the following issues: Added microcode_amd_fam17h.bin (bsc#1068032 CVE-2017-5715) This new firmware disables branch prediction on AMD family 17h processor. Also the CPU microcode for Intel Haswell-X, Skylake-X and Broadwell-X chipsets was updated to report both branch prediction control via CPUID flag and ability to control branch prediction via an MSR register. This update is part of a mitigation for a branch predictor based information disclosure attack, and needs additional code in the Linux Kernel to be active (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 11-SP4: zypper in -t patch slessp4-microcode_ctl-13390=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3-LTSS: zypper in -t patch slessp3-microcode_ctl-13390=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3: zypper in -t patch sleposp3-microcode_ctl-13390=1 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586 x86_64): microcode_ctl-1.17-102.83.6.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3-LTSS (i586 x86_64): microcode_ctl-1.17-102.83.6.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3 (i586): microcode_ctl-1.17-102.83.6.1 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