SUSE-SU-2018:0008-1

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    SUSE-SU-2018:0008-1

    Published: 3 Jan 2018Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-5715
    Aliases:
    CVE-2017-5715

    Summary: Security update for kernel-firmware

    Details: 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).

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20180008-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1068032, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5715

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: kernel-firmware

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

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -20170530-21.16.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High