Security update for kernel-firmware

This update for kernel-firmware fixes the following issues:

- Add microcode_amd_fam17h.bin (bsc#1068032 CVE-2017-5715)

This new firmware disables branch prediction on AMD family 17h
processor to mitigate an attack on the branch predictor that could
lead to information disclosure from e.g. kernel memory (bsc#1068032
CVE-2017-5715).

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12-SP2:Update update project.

Fixed bugs
bnc#1068032
VUL-0: EMBARGOED: more side channel attacks on the Intel, AMD and IBM PowerPC, IBM zSeries, ARM platforms
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