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HistoryJan 04, 2018 - 3:07 p.m.

Security update for kernel-firmware (important)

2018-01-0415:07:04
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This update for kernel-firmware fixes the following issues:

  • Add microcode_amd_fam17h.bin (bsc#1068032 CVE-2017-5715)

This new firmware disables branch prediction on AMD family 17h processor
to mitigate a attack on the branch predictor that could lead to
information disclosure from e.g. kernel memory (bsc#1068032 CVE-2017-5715).

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12-SP2:Update update project.

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