SUSE-SU-2021:14758-1

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SUSE-SU-2021:14758-1

Summary: Security update for microcode_ctl

Details: This update for microcode_ctl fixes the following issues: Updated to Intel CPU Microcode 20210525 release: - CVE-2020-24513: A domain bypass transient execution vulnerability was discovered on some Intel Atom processors that use a micro-architectural incident channel. (bsc#1179833) - CVE-2020-24511: The IBRS feature to mitigate Spectre variant 2 transient execution side channel vulnerabilities may not fully prevent non-root (guest) branches from controlling the branch predictions of the root (host) (bsc#1179836) - CVE-2020-24512: Fixed trivial data value cache-lines such as all-zero value cache-lines may lead to changes in cache-allocation or write-back behavior for such cache-lines (bsc#1179837) - CVE-2020-24489: Fixed Intel VT-d device pass through potential local privilege escalation (bsc#1179839)

References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-202114758-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1179833, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1179836, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1179837, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1179839, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-24489, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-24511, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-24512, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-24513