Security update for ucode-intel

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:1684-1
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2023-45733 ( SUSE ): 2.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2023-45745 ( SUSE ): 7.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
  • CVE-2023-46103 ( SUSE ): 4.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2023-47855 ( SUSE ): 6.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves four vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for ucode-intel fixes the following issues:

Intel CPU Microcode was updated to the 20240514 release (bsc#1224277)

  • CVE-2023-45733: Fixed a potential security vulnerability in some Intel® Processors that may have allowed information disclosure.
  • CVE-2023-46103: Fixed a potential security vulnerability in Intel® Core™ Ultra Processors that may have allowed denial of service.
  • CVE-2023-45745,CVE-2023-47855: Fixed a potential security vulnerabilities in some Intel® Trust Domain Extensions (TDX) module software that may have allowed escalation of privilege.

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:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2024-1684=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2024-1684=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2024-1684=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (x86_64)
    • ucode-intel-debuginfo-20240514-137.1
    • ucode-intel-20240514-137.1
    • ucode-intel-debugsource-20240514-137.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 (x86_64)
    • ucode-intel-debuginfo-20240514-137.1
    • ucode-intel-20240514-137.1
    • ucode-intel-debugsource-20240514-137.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (x86_64)
    • ucode-intel-debuginfo-20240514-137.1
    • ucode-intel-20240514-137.1
    • ucode-intel-debugsource-20240514-137.1

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