SUSE-SU-2017:3090-1

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Source
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2017/suse-su-20173090-1/
Import Source
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2017:3090-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/SUSE-SU-2017:3090-1
Upstream
  • CVE-2017-16837
Related
  • CVE-2017-16837
Published
2017-11-24T15:17:52Z
Modified
2026-02-04T02:22:40Z
Summary
Recommended update for tboot
Details

This update for tboot fixes the following issues:

Security issue fixed:

  • CVE-2017-16837: Certain function pointers in Trusted Boot (tboot) through 1.9.6 are notvalidated and can cause arbitrary code execution, which allows local users tooverwrite dynamic PCRs of Trusted Platform Module (TPM) by h (bsc#1068390)

Bug fixes:

  • Fixed failed trusted boot on some systems like Intel Xeon 'Purley 8s' processors. The following error message showed: 'TBOOT: wait-for-sipi loop timed-out'. Booting continued but 'TXT measured launch' was wrongly reported as FALSE. (bsc#1057555)
References

Affected packages

SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
tboot

Package

Name
tboot
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/tboot&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
20160518_1.9.4-7.5.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "tboot":  "20160518_1.9.4-7.5.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2017:3090-1.json"
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
tboot

Package

Name
tboot
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/tboot&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
20160518_1.9.4-7.5.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "tboot":  "20160518_1.9.4-7.5.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2017:3090-1.json"
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
tboot

Package

Name
tboot
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/tboot&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
20160518_1.9.4-7.5.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "tboot":  "20160518_1.9.4-7.5.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2017:3090-1.json"
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
tboot

Package

Name
tboot
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/tboot&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
20160518_1.9.4-7.5.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "tboot":  "20160518_1.9.4-7.5.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2017:3090-1.json"