SUSE-SU-2018:1784-1

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    SUSE-SU-2018:1784-1

    Published: 22 Jun 2018Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-5715
    Aliases:
    CVE-2017-5715

    Summary: Security update for kernel modules packages

    Details: The following kernel modules were rebuild with 'retpoline' enablement to allow full mitigation of the Spectre Variant 2 (CVE-2017-5715, bsc#1068032) OFED was adjusted to add an entry to control the loading/unloading of cxgb4 to /etc/sysconf/infiniband (bsc#926856).

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20181784-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1068032, https://bugzilla.suse.com/926856, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5715

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: ofed

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/ofed&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.5.4.1-22.3.1

    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