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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2024.1931
Security update for spectre-meltdown-checker
28 March 2024
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: spectre-meltdown-checker
Publisher: SUSE
Operating System: SUSE
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2023-20593
Original Bulletin:
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20240884-1
Comment: CVSS (Max): 6.2 CVE-2023-20593 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
CVSS Source: SUSE
Calculator: https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1#CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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Security update for spectre-meltdown-checker
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:0884-1
Rating: moderate
o jsc#PED-2362
References: o jsc#SLE-5514
Cross-References: o CVE-2023-20593
o CVE-2023-20593 ( SUSE ): 6.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N
/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS scores: o CVE-2023-20593 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/
S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
o Basesystem Module 15-SP5
o openSUSE Leap 15.5
o SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 LTSS 15-SP4
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5
o SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2
o SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2
LTSS 15-SP2
o SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3
o SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4
o SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
o SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15
SP4
o SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SP3
Affected o SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
Products: SP4
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 LTSS 15-SP2
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS 15-SP3
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS 15-SP4
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5
o SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3
o SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3
o SUSE Manager Server 4.3
An update that solves one vulnerability and contains two features can now be
installed.
Description:
This update for spectre-meltdown-checker fixes the following issues:
o updated to 0.46 This release mainly focuses on the detection of the new
Zenbleed (CVE-2023-20593) vulnerability, among few other changes that were
in line waiting for a release:
o feat: detect the vulnerability and mitigation of Zenbleed (CVE-2023-20593)
o feat: add the linux-firmware repository as another source for CPU microcode
versions
o feat: arm: add Neoverse-N2, Neoverse-V1 and Neoverse-V2
o fix: docker: adding missing utils (#433)
o feat: add support for Guix System kernel
o fix: rewrite SQL to be sqlite3 >= 3.41 compatible (#443)
o fix: a /devnull file was mistakenly created on the filesystem
o fix: fwdb: ignore MCEdb versions where an official Intel version exists
(fixes #430)
o updated to 0.45
o arm64: phytium: Add CPU Implementer Phytium
o arm64: variant 4: detect ssbd mitigation from kernel img, system.map or
kconfig
o chore: ensure vars are set before being dereferenced (set -u compat)
o chore: fix indentation
o chore: fwdb: update to v220+i20220208
o chore: only attempt to load msr and cpuid module once
o chore: read_cpuid: use named constants
o chore: readme: framapic is gone, host the screenshots on GitHub
o chore: replace 'Vulnerable to' by 'Affected by' in the hw section
o chore: speculative execution -> transient execution
o chore: update fwdb to v222+i20220208
o chore: update Intel Family 6 models
o chore: wording: model not vulnerable -> model not affected
o doc: add an FAQ entry about CVE support
o doc: add an FAQ.md and update the README.md accordingly
o doc: more FAQ and README
o doc: readme: make the FAQ entry more visible
o feat: add --allow-msr-write, no longer write by default (#385), detect when
writing is denied
o feat: add --cpu, apply changes to (read|write)_msr, update fwdb to
v221+i20220208
o feat: add subleaf != 0 support for read_cpuid
o feat: arm: add Cortex A77 and Neoverse-N1 (fixes #371)
o feat: bsd: for unimplemented CVEs, at least report when CPU is not affected
o feat: hw check: add IPRED, RRSBA, BHI features check
o feat: implement detection for MCEPSC under BSD
o feat: set default TMPDIR for Android (#415)
o fix: extract_kernel: don't overwrite kernel_err if already set
o fix: has_vmm false positive with pcp
o fix: is_ucode_blacklisted: fix some model names
o fix: mcedb: v191 changed the MCE table format
o fix: refuse to run under MacOS and ESXi
o fix: retpoline: detection on 5.15.28+ (#420)
o fix: variant4: added case where prctl ssbd status is tagged as 'unknown'
Patch Instructions:
To install this SUSE 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 Proxy 4.3
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Proxy-4.3-2024-884=1
o SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3
zypper in -t patch
SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Retail-Branch-Server-4.3-2024-884=1
o SUSE Manager Server 4.3
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Server-4.3-2024-884=1
o SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1
zypper in -t patch SUSE-Storage-7.1-2024-884=1
o openSUSE Leap 15.5
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2024-884=1
o Basesystem Module 15-SP5
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP5-2024-884=1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 LTSS 15-SP2
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP2-LTSS-2024-884=1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP3
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP3-LTSS-2024-884=1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-ESPOS-2024-884=1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-LTSS-2024-884=1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 LTSS 15-SP4
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLED-15-SP4-LTSS-2024-884=1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 LTSS 15-SP2
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP2-LTSS-2024-884=1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS 15-SP3
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP3-LTSS-2024-884=1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS 15-SP4
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP4-LTSS-2024-884=1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP2-2024-884=1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP3-2024-884=1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP4-2024-884=1
Package List:
o SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 (x86_64)
spectre-meltdown-checker-0.46-150100.3.9.1
o SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 (x86_64)
spectre-meltdown-checker-0.46-150100.3.9.1
o SUSE Manager Server 4.3 (x86_64)
spectre-meltdown-checker-0.46-150100.3.9.1
o SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 (x86_64)
spectre-meltdown-checker-0.46-150100.3.9.1
o openSUSE Leap 15.5 (x86_64)
spectre-meltdown-checker-0.46-150100.3.9.1
o Basesystem Module 15-SP5 (x86_64)
spectre-meltdown-checker-0.46-150100.3.9.1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 LTSS 15-SP2
(x86_64)
spectre-meltdown-checker-0.46-150100.3.9.1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP3 (x86_64)
spectre-meltdown-checker-0.46-150100.3.9.1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4 (x86_64)
spectre-meltdown-checker-0.46-150100.3.9.1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4 (x86_64)
spectre-meltdown-checker-0.46-150100.3.9.1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 LTSS 15-SP4 (x86_64)
spectre-meltdown-checker-0.46-150100.3.9.1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 LTSS 15-SP2 (x86_64)
spectre-meltdown-checker-0.46-150100.3.9.1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS 15-SP3 (x86_64)
spectre-meltdown-checker-0.46-150100.3.9.1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS 15-SP4 (x86_64)
spectre-meltdown-checker-0.46-150100.3.9.1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 (x86_64)
spectre-meltdown-checker-0.46-150100.3.9.1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 (x86_64)
spectre-meltdown-checker-0.46-150100.3.9.1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 (x86_64)
spectre-meltdown-checker-0.46-150100.3.9.1
References:
o https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-20593.html
o https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-2362
o https://jira.suse.com/browse/SLE-5514
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