SUSE alert SUSE-SU-2023:3362-1 (kernel-firmware)

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SUSE-SU-2023:3362-1: moderate: Security update for kernel-firmware
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Fri, 18 Aug 2023 16:30:06 -0000
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# Security update for kernel-firmware

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:3362-1  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * #1213287

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2023-20569

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2023-20569 ( SUSE ):  5.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/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 one vulnerability can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for kernel-firmware fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2023-20569: Fixed AMD 19h ucode to mitigate a side channel vulnerability
    in some of the AMD CPUs. (bsc#1213287)

## Special Instructions and Notes:

  * Please reboot the system after installing this update.

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE Moderate 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 High Performance Computing 12 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2023-3362=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2023-3362=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2023-3362=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 (noarch)
    * kernel-firmware-20190618-5.31.1
    * ucode-amd-20190618-5.31.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (noarch)
    * kernel-firmware-20190618-5.31.1
    * ucode-amd-20190618-5.31.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (noarch)
    * kernel-firmware-20190618-5.31.1
    * ucode-amd-20190618-5.31.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-20569.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1213287