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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2021.2916 Security update for spectre-meltdown-checker 30 August 2021 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: spectre-meltdown-checker Publisher: SUSE Operating System: SUSE Impact/Access: Reduced Security -- Existing Account Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2017-5753 Reference: ASB-2018.0002.4 ESB-2019.3612 ESB-2018.0049 ESB-2018.0044 Original Bulletin: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20212862-1 https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20212861-1 Comment: This bulletin contains two (2) SUSE security advisories. - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- SUSE Security Update: Security update for spectre-meltdown-checker ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:2862-1 Rating: moderate References: #1189477 Cross-References: CVE-2017-5753 Affected Products: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. Description: This update for spectre-meltdown-checker fixes the following issues: spectre-meltdown-checker was updated to version 0.44 (bsc#1189477) o feat: add support for SRBDS related vulnerabilities o feat: add zstd kernel decompression (#370) o enh: arm: add experimental support for binary arm images o enh: rsb filling: no longer need the 'strings' tool to check for kernel support in live mode o fix: fwdb: remove Intel extract tempdir on exit o fix: has_vmm: ignore kernel threads when looking for a hypervisor (fixes # 278) o fix: fwdb: use the commit date as the intel fwdb version o fix: fwdb: update Intel's repository URL o fix: arm64: CVE-2017-5753: kernels 4.19+ use a different nospec macro o fix: on CPU parse info under FreeBSD o chore: github: add check run on pull requests o chore: fwdb: update to v165.20201021+i20200616 Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2021-2862=1 Package List: o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 (x86_64): spectre-meltdown-checker-0.44-3.6.1 References: o https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5753.html o https://bugzilla.suse.com/1189477 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUSE Security Update: Security update for spectre-meltdown-checker ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:2861-1 Rating: moderate References: #1189477 Cross-References: CVE-2017-5753 Affected Products: SUSE Manager Server 4.0 SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15-SP1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP1-LTSS SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP1-BCL SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP2 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP1-LTSS SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP1-ESPOS SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. Description: This update for spectre-meltdown-checker fixes the following issues: spectre-meltdown-checker was updated to version 0.44 (bsc#1189477) o feat: add support for SRBDS related vulnerabilities o feat: add zstd kernel decompression (#370) o enh: arm: add experimental support for binary arm images o enh: rsb filling: no longer need the 'strings' tool to check for kernel support in live mode o fix: fwdb: remove Intel extract tempdir on exit o fix: has_vmm: ignore kernel threads when looking for a hypervisor (fixes # 278) o fix: fwdb: use the commit date as the intel fwdb version o fix: fwdb: update Intel's repository URL o fix: arm64: CVE-2017-5753: kernels 4.19+ use a different nospec macro o fix: on CPU parse info under FreeBSD o chore: github: add check run on pull requests o chore: fwdb: update to v165.20201021+i20200616 Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: o SUSE Manager Server 4.0: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Server-4.0-2021-2861=1 o SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Retail-Branch-Server-4.0-2021-2861=1 o SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Proxy-4.0-2021-2861=1 o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15-SP1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP1-2021-2861=1 o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP1-LTSS: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP1-LTSS-2021-2861=1 o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP1-BCL: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP1-BCL-2021-2861=1 o SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP3: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP3-2021-2861=1 o SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP2: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP2-2021-2861=1 o SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP1-LTSS: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP1-LTSS-2021-2861=1 o SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP1-ESPOS: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP1-ESPOS-2021-2861=1 o SUSE Enterprise Storage 6: zypper in -t patch SUSE-Storage-6-2021-2861=1 o SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0: To install this update, use the SUSE CaaS Platform 'skuba' tool. I will inform you if it detects new updates and let you then trigger updating of the complete cluster in a controlled way. Package List: o SUSE Manager Server 4.0 (x86_64): spectre-meltdown-checker-0.44-3.6.1 o SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 (x86_64): spectre-meltdown-checker-0.44-3.6.1 o SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 (x86_64): spectre-meltdown-checker-0.44-3.6.1 o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15-SP1 (x86_64): spectre-meltdown-checker-0.44-3.6.1 o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP1-LTSS (x86_64): spectre-meltdown-checker-0.44-3.6.1 o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP1-BCL (x86_64): spectre-meltdown-checker-0.44-3.6.1 o SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP3 (x86_64): spectre-meltdown-checker-0.44-3.6.1 o SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP2 (x86_64): spectre-meltdown-checker-0.44-3.6.1 o SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP1-LTSS (x86_64): spectre-meltdown-checker-0.44-3.6.1 o SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP1-ESPOS (x86_64): spectre-meltdown-checker-0.44-3.6.1 o SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 (x86_64): spectre-meltdown-checker-0.44-3.6.1 o SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 (x86_64): spectre-meltdown-checker-0.44-3.6.1 References: o https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5753.html o https://bugzilla.suse.com/1189477 - --------------------------END INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your organisation's registration with AusCERT. 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