openSUSE Security Update : kernel modules (openSUSE-2018-551) (Spectre)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 110334

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update provides rebuilt kernel modules for openSUSE Leap 42.3 with retpoline enablement to address Spectre Variant 2 (CVE-2017-5715 bsc#1068032).

Solution

Update the affected kernel modules packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1068032

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 110334

File Name: openSUSE-2018-551.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/6/2018

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.7

Temporal Score: 4.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.6

Temporal Score: 5.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:bbswitch, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:bbswitch-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:bbswitch-kmp-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:bbswitch-kmp-default-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:crash, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:crash-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:crash-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:crash-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:crash-eppic, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:crash-eppic-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:crash-gcore, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:crash-gcore-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:crash-kmp-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:crash-kmp-default-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ftsteutates-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ftsteutates-kmp-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ftsteutates-kmp-default-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ftsteutates-sensors, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:hdjmod-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:hdjmod-kmp-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:hdjmod-kmp-default-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ipset, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ipset-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ipset-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ipset-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ipset-kmp-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ipset-kmp-default-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libipset3, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libipset3-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:lttng-modules, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:lttng-modules-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:lttng-modules-kmp-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:lttng-modules-kmp-default-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ndiswrapper, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ndiswrapper-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:pcfclock-kmp-default-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:sysdig, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:sysdig-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:sysdig-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:sysdig-kmp-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:sysdig-kmp-default-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:vhba-kmp-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:vhba-kmp-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:vhba-kmp-default-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:xtables-addons, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:xtables-addons-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:xtables-addons-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:xtables-addons-kmp-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:xtables-addons-kmp-default-debuginfo, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.3, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ndiswrapper-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ndiswrapper-kmp-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ndiswrapper-kmp-default-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:pcfclock, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:pcfclock-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:pcfclock-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:pcfclock-kmp-default

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/5/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/4/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-5715

IAVA: 2018-A-0020