SUSE-SU-2018:0006-1 -- SLES ucode-intelID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:89002179 | Date: (C)2021-02-25 (M)2024-04-17 |
Class: PATCH | Family: unix |
This update for ucode-intel fixes the following issues: The CPU microcode for Haswell-X, Skylake-X and Broadwell-X chipsets was updated to report both branch prediction control via CPUID flag and ability to control branch prediction via an MSR register. This update is part of a mitigation for a branch predictor based information disclosure attack, and needs additional code in the Linux Kernel to be active
Platform: |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 |