SUSE-SU-2024:0885-1: moderate: Security update for spectre-meltdown-checker

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# Security update for spectre-meltdown-checker

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:0885-1  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * jsc#PED-2362
  * jsc#SLE-5514

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2023-20593

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2023-20593 ( SUSE ):  6.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  * CVE-2023-20593 ( NVD ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

  
Affected Products:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability and contains two features can now be
installed.

## Description:

This update for spectre-meltdown-checker fixes the following issues:

  * updated to 0.46 This release mainly focuses on the detection of the new
    Zenbleed (CVE-2023-20593) vulnerability, among few other changes that were
    in line waiting for a release:
  * feat: detect the vulnerability and mitigation of Zenbleed (CVE-2023-20593)
  * feat: add the linux-firmware repository as another source for CPU microcode
    versions
  * feat: arm: add Neoverse-N2, Neoverse-V1 and Neoverse-V2
  * fix: docker: adding missing utils (#433)
  * feat: add support for Guix System kernel
  * fix: rewrite SQL to be sqlite3 >= 3.41 compatible (#443)
  * fix: a /devnull file was mistakenly created on the filesystem
  * fix: fwdb: ignore MCEdb versions where an official Intel version exists
    (fixes #430)

  * updated to 0.45

  * arm64: phytium: Add CPU Implementer Phytium
  * arm64: variant 4: detect ssbd mitigation from kernel img, system.map or
    kconfig
  * chore: ensure vars are set before being dereferenced (set -u compat)
  * chore: fix indentation
  * chore: fwdb: update to v220+i20220208
  * chore: only attempt to load msr and cpuid module once
  * chore: read_cpuid: use named constants
  * chore: readme: framapic is gone, host the screenshots on GitHub
  * chore: replace 'Vulnerable to' by 'Affected by' in the hw section
  * chore: speculative execution -> transient execution
  * chore: update fwdb to v222+i20220208
  * chore: update Intel Family 6 models
  * chore: wording: model not vulnerable -> model not affected
  * doc: add an FAQ entry about CVE support
  * doc: add an FAQ.md and update the README.md accordingly
  * doc: more FAQ and README
  * doc: readme: make the FAQ entry more visible
  * feat: add --allow-msr-write, no longer write by default (#385), detect when
    writing is denied
  * feat: add --cpu, apply changes to (read|write)_msr, update fwdb to
    v221+i20220208
  * feat: add subleaf != 0 support for read_cpuid
  * feat: arm: add Cortex A77 and Neoverse-N1 (fixes #371)
  * feat: bsd: for unimplemented CVEs, at least report when CPU is not affected
  * feat: hw check: add IPRED, RRSBA, BHI features check
  * feat: implement detection for MCEPSC under BSD
  * feat: set default TMPDIR for Android (#415)
  * fix: extract_kernel: don't overwrite kernel_err if already set
  * fix: has_vmm false positive with pcp
  * fix: is_ucode_blacklisted: fix some model names
  * fix: mcedb: v191 changed the MCE table format
  * fix: refuse to run under MacOS and ESXi
  * fix: retpoline: detection on 5.15.28+ (#420)
  * fix: variant4: added case where prctl ssbd status is tagged as 'unknown'

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like
YaST online_update or "zypper patch".  
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2024-885=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2024-885=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2024-885=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (x86_64)
    * spectre-meltdown-checker-0.46-3.9.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 (x86_64)
    * spectre-meltdown-checker-0.46-3.9.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (x86_64)
    * spectre-meltdown-checker-0.46-3.9.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-20593.html
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-2362
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/SLE-5514

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