SUSE-SU-2018:2473-1

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    SUSE-SU-2018:2473-1

    Published: 21 Aug 2018Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-3646
    Aliases:
    CVE-2018-3646

    Summary: Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 2 for SLE 15)

    Details: This update for the Linux Kernel 4.12.14-25_6 fixes one issue. The following security issue was fixed: - CVE-2018-3646: Local attackers in virtualized guest systems could use speculative code patterns on hyperthreaded processors to read data present in the L1 Datacache used by other hyperthreads on the same CPU core, potentially leaking sensitive data, even from other virtual machines or the host system (bsc#1099306).

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20182473-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1099306, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-3646

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: kernel-livepatch-SLE15_Update_2

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15_Update_2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2-2.1

    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