SUSE-SU-2018:0008-1

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Source
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20180008-1/
Import Source
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2018:0008-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/SUSE-SU-2018:0008-1
Related
Published
2018-01-03T23:03:13Z
Modified
2018-01-03T23:03:13Z
Summary
Security update for kernel-firmware
Details

This update for kernel-firmware fixes the following issues:

  • Add microcodeamdfam17h.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).

References

Affected packages

SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 / kernel-firmware

Package

Name
kernel-firmware
Purl
purl:rpm/suse/kernel-firmware&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP2

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
20170530-21.16.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "ucode-amd": "20170530-21.16.1",
            "kernel-firmware": "20170530-21.16.1"
        }
    ]
}

SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 / kernel-firmware

Package

Name
kernel-firmware
Purl
purl:rpm/suse/kernel-firmware&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
20170530-21.16.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "ucode-amd": "20170530-21.16.1",
            "kernel-firmware": "20170530-21.16.1"
        }
    ]
}

SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 / kernel-firmware

Package

Name
kernel-firmware
Purl
purl:rpm/suse/kernel-firmware&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20Raspberry%20Pi%2012%20SP2

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
20170530-21.16.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "kernel-firmware": "20170530-21.16.1"
        }
    ]
}

SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 / kernel-firmware

Package

Name
kernel-firmware
Purl
purl:rpm/suse/kernel-firmware&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
20170530-21.16.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "ucode-amd": "20170530-21.16.1",
            "kernel-firmware": "20170530-21.16.1"
        }
    ]
}

SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 / kernel-firmware

Package

Name
kernel-firmware
Purl
purl:rpm/suse/kernel-firmware&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
20170530-21.16.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "ucode-amd": "20170530-21.16.1",
            "kernel-firmware": "20170530-21.16.1"
        }
    ]
}

SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 / kernel-firmware

Package

Name
kernel-firmware
Purl
purl:rpm/suse/kernel-firmware&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
20170530-21.16.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "ucode-amd": "20170530-21.16.1",
            "kernel-firmware": "20170530-21.16.1"
        }
    ]
}

SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 / kernel-firmware

Package

Name
kernel-firmware
Purl
purl:rpm/suse/kernel-firmware&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
20170530-21.16.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "ucode-amd": "20170530-21.16.1",
            "kernel-firmware": "20170530-21.16.1"
        }
    ]
}