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openSUSE Security Update : kernel-firmware (openSUSE-2018-825) (Spectre)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 111589

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for kernel-firmware to version 20180525 fixes the following issues :

This security issue was fixed :

 - CVE-2017-5715: Prevent unauthorized disclosure of information to an attacker with local user access caused by speculative execution and indirect branch prediction (bsc#1095735)

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.

Solution

Update the affected kernel-firmware packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1095735

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 111589

File Name: openSUSE-2018-825.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/8/2018

Updated: 8/23/2024

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 1.9

Temporal Score: 1.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-5715

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.6

Temporal Score: 5.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:kernel-firmware, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:15.0, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ucode-amd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/7/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-5715

IAVA: 2018-A-0020