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SUSE-SU-2018:0041-1 Not scored

Security update for kernel-firmware

This update for kernel-firmware fixes the following issues: - Add microcode_amd_fam17h.bin (bsc#1068032 CVE-2017-5715) This new firmware enables the Indirect Branch Control (IBC) feature on AMD family 17h processor to mitigate an attack on the branch predictor that could lead to information disclosure from e.g. kernel memory (bsc#1068032 CVE-2017-5715).

Exploit probability Not scored
Published January 8, 2018
Required by Not available
Last source change February 4, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS kernel-firmware
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 kernel-firmware
SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 6 kernel-firmware

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities SUSE-SU-2018:0041-1

This update for kernel-firmware fixes the following issues: - Add microcode_amd_fam17h.bin (bsc#1068032 CVE-2017-5715) This new firmware enables the Indirect Branch Control (IBC) feature on AMD family 17h processor to mitigate an attack on the branch predictor that could lead to information disclosure from e.g. kernel memory (bsc#1068032 CVE-2017-5715).

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence