File _patchinfo of Package patchinfo.6370

<patchinfo incident="6370">
  <issue id="1068032" tracker="bnc">VUL-0: side channel attacks on various cpu platforms</issue>
  <issue id="2017-5715" tracker="cve" />
  <category>security</category>
  <rating>important</rating>
  <packager>msmeissn</packager>
  <description>This update for kernel-firmware fixes the following issues:

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

This new firmware enables the Indirect Branch Control (IBC) feature 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).

</description>
  <summary>Security update for kernel-firmware</summary>
</patchinfo>
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