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.
- Submitted by Marcus Meissner (msmeissn)
Fixed bugs
bnc#1068032
VUL-0: EMBARGOED: more side channel attacks on the Intel, AMD and IBM PowerPC, IBM zSeries, ARM platforms