openSUSE Security Update: Security update for kernel-firmware ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2018:0026-1 Rating: important References: #1068032 Cross-References: CVE-2017-5715 Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 42.2 ______________________________________________________________________________ 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 an attack on the branch predictor that could lead to information disclosure from e.g. kernel memory (bsc#1068032 CVE-2017-5715). This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12-SP2:Update update project. Patch Instructions: To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - openSUSE Leap 42.2: zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2018-9=1 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - openSUSE Leap 42.2 (noarch): kernel-firmware-20170530-7.12.1 ucode-amd-20170530-7.12.1 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