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SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2018:0051-1)

🗓️ 19 Apr 2021 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone AGType 
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SUSE Security Advisory for 'kernel-firmware' package addresses CVE-2017-5715 vulnerabilit

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.4.2018.0051.1");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2017-5715");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2021-04-19 00:00:00 +0000 (Mon, 19 Apr 2021)");
  script_version("2026-03-10T10:15:11+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-03-10 10:15:11 +0000 (Tue, 10 Mar 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"1.9");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2021-04-14 14:52:07 +0000 (Wed, 14 Apr 2021)");

  script_name("SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2018:0051-1)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("SuSE Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/suse_sles", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=(SLES12\.0)");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"SUSE-SU-2018:0051-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20180051-1.html");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1068032");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2018-January/003579.html");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'kernel-firmware' package(s) announced via the SUSE-SU-2018:0051-1 advisory.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"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).");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'kernel-firmware' package(s) on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");

  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");

release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";
report = "";

if(release == "SLES12.0") {

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-firmware", rpm:"kernel-firmware~20140807git~5.3.1", rls:"SLES12.0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"ucode-amd", rpm:"ucode-amd~20140807git~5.3.1", rls:"SLES12.0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

exit(0);

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Vulners AI Score7
CVSS 21.9
CVSS 3.15.6
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