Dell Wyse 5060 Thin Client Security Update Add On For Meltdown And Spectre Vulnerabilities ThinLinux 1.0.7 1.0.7.1 Release Notes User Manual Linux Notes13 En Us

User Manual: Dell wyse-5060-thin-client - Security update add-on for Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities for ThinLinux 1.0.7 and 1.0.7.1 Release Notes

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Security update add-on for Meltdown and

Spectre vulnerabilities for ThinLinux 1.0.7 and

1.0.7.1

Release Notes

Software releases are created to correct defects, make enhancements, or add new features. These releases are tested on all current,

actively shipping platforms and operating systems as applicable. This release notes contain details on the supported platforms, any changes

in the conguration settings and licensing details as well. The bug xes along with the workarounds are documented in the release notes.

Any changes in the feature functionality from an end-user perspective are listed with the description of each feature at a high level.

Release Date: April 2018

Contents

Release type and denition ...............................................................................................................................................1

Whats new.......................................................................................................................................................................... 2

Add-on package information.............................................................................................................................................2

Known issues...................................................................................................................................................................... 2

Support matrix....................................................................................................................................................................2

Installing add-on using Wyse Management Suite.......................................................................................................... 3

Installing add-on manually using ThinLinux..................................................................................................................... 3

Installing add-on manually using ThinLinux INI parameter.............................................................................................4

Installing add-on using Wyse Device Manager ..............................................................................................................4

Release type and denition

The scope of this release is to update the operating system packages released by SUSE to address the Meltdown and Spectre security

vulnerabilities for the following platforms running on ThinLinux build—1.0.7/1.0.7.1:

• Wyse 5060 thin client with ThinLinux

• Wyse 5020 thin client with ThinLinux—D50Q

• Wyse 7020 thin client with ThinLinux—Z50Q

• Wyse 3030 LT thin client with ThinLinux

• Wyse 3040 thin client with ThinLinux

2018 - 04

Security update add-on for Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities for ThinLinux 1.0.7 and 1.0.7.1

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For more information, see the article Security Vulnerability: "Meltdown" and "Spectre" side channel attacks against CPUs with speculative

execution suse.com

Whats new

To resolve the security vulnerability issue, install the add-on package delivered in this release. Deploying this package on your thin client

installs the ucode-intel-20180312-13.17.1.x86_64.rpm add-on and upgrades the following existing add-ons:

•kernel-default-4.4.114-92.64.1.x86_64.rpm

•libharfbuzz0-1.4.5-7.5.x86_64.rpm

•libharfbuzz-icu0-1.4.5-7.5.x86_64.rpm

•libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-2.18.5-2.18.1.x86_64.rpm

•libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-2.18.5-2.18.1.x86_64.rpm

•typelib-1_0-JavaScriptCore-4_0-2.18.5-2.18.1.x86_64.rpm

•typelib-1_0-WebKit2-4_0-2.18.5-2.18.1.x86_64.rpm

•ucode-amd-20170530-21.16.1.noarch.rpm

•webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles-2.18.5-2.18.1.x86_64.rpm

Add-on package information

Table 1. RPM add-on details

Build le name unied_addon-1.0.0-00.06.x86_64.rpm

Size 53,033,665 bytes

Table 2. RSP add-on details

Build le name unied_addon-1.0.0-00.06.x86_64.zip

Size 53,036,453 bytes

Known issues

None

Support matrix

Table 3. Support matrix

Platform name Memory conguration

(Flash/RAM)

Supported BIOS

version

Supported build version

for ThinLinux 1.0.x

(English)

Build version after installing

the add-on

Wyse 5060 thin client

with ThinLinux

16 GB/4 GB 1.0G 1.0.7 1.0.7.2

Wyse 5020 thin client

with ThinLinux—D50Q

8 GB/2 GB 2.0F 1.0.7 1.0.7.2

Wyse 7020 thin client

with ThinLinux—Z50Q

8 GB/2 GB 2.0F 1.0.7 1.0.7.2

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Platform name Memory conguration

(Flash/RAM)

Supported BIOS

version

Supported build version

for ThinLinux 1.0.x

(English)

Build version after installing

the add-on

Wyse 3030 LT thin client

with ThinLinux

4 GB/2 GB 1.0G 1.0.7 1.0.7.2

Wyse 3040 thin client

with ThinLinux

16 GB/2 GB 1.2.4 1.0.7.1 1.0.7.3

Installing add-on using Wyse Management Suite

1 Go to Dell Wyse support.

2 Expand Download Wyse Software and Driver.

3 Click Wyse Support Download.

4 From the Active drop-down list, select your thin client model, and click Search.

The Downloads page is displayed.

5 Download the respective RPM or RSP le, and copy the les to the following path:

NOTE: You can download either RPM le or RSP le based on your preference.

• RPM le—C:\WMS\LocalRepo\repository\thinClientApps.

• RSP le—C:\WMS\Local Repo\repository\rspPackages\zipped. The compress folder is extracted automatically, and the

extracted les are copied to C:\WMS\LocalRepo\repository\rspPackages\valid path.

6 Log in to Wyse Management Suite.

7 Click Portal Administration, and then click File Repository under Console Settings.

8 Select the Local Repository check box.

9 Click Sync Files.

Wait for the synchronization process to complete. The synchronization process copies the package from the repository to Apps and

Data.

10 Click Apps and Data.

The Apps and Data page is displayed.

11 Verify the copied package in the applications list.

12 To create a group in the Wyse Management Suite server, click Groups & Congs.

The Groups & Congs page is displayed.

13 Click the Plus sign (+) button, and register your client in the same group.

14 Click Apps and Data.

The Apps and Data page is displayed.

15 Click Thin Clients under App Policies.

16 Click Add Policy to add the policy to the required group.

17 Update the required elds, and then click Save.

The policy is added to the required group.

18 Click Jobs.

The Jobs page is displayed.

19 Click Schedule App Policy and update the required elds to schedule the policy.

20 Monitor the status in the Jobs page to ensure that the package installation is successful.

NOTE: The lock screen is displayed during the package installation process on all the thin clients.

Installing add-on manually using ThinLinux

1 Copy the add-on and the directory le to the <root path>\add-ons folder.

2 Log in to the thin client.

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3 To enter into the Admin mode, click the Switch to Admin button.

4 Enter the default password.

The default password is admin.

5 Click the Settings icon on the desktop.

The System Settings page is displayed.

6 Click the System icon.

7 Click Update settings.

8 To enable the Set update server manually option, click the ON/OFF button.

9 Enter the URL address of the specied server in the Update Server URL box.

You can also enter the user name and password of the specied server in the Update Server User Name and Update Server

Password box.

10 Click Addons.

11 Click the Plus sign (+) button, to install the add-ons.

12 Select the add-ons.

13 Click Save.

The add-on is installed on the thin client.

Installing add-on manually using ThinLinux INI

parameter

1 Copy the add-on and the directory le to the <root path>\add-ons folder.

2 To install the add-on add the following INI parameter:

InstallAddons= unified_addon-1.0.0-00.06.x86_64.rpm in wlx.ini.

3 Log in to the thin client.

4 To enter into the Admin mode, click the Switch to Admin button.

5 Enter the default password.

The default password is admin.

6 Click the Settings icon on the desktop.

The System Settings page is displayed.

7 Click the Management icon.

8 Click INI.

The Manage INI Conguration page is displayed.

9 From the drop-down list, select the conguration source and provide the server details.

10 Click Save.

The following message is displayed:

System Upgradation complete. Machine will reboot now. Count down timer starts with 10 sec.

11 Click OK.

The add-on is installed on the thin client and the system restarts.

Installing add-on using Wyse Device Manager

NOTE: Copy the <name of the add-on>.rsp le to the Wyse Device Manager server. The copied RSP le is included in the .zip

le.

1 Launch Wyse Device Manager and login using valid credentials.

2 Click Applications in the Dell Wyse Device Manager dashboard page.

The options Images, Other Packages, Agent Update, Device Conguration, and PCoIP Device Conguration are displayed.

3 Select one of the options except Device Conguration, and PCoIP Device Conguration.

4 Click Create Package Plus (+).

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The application prompts to download the Package Register utility.

5 Click Allow.

The Create Package window is displayed.

6 Download the .zip le on your local repository.

7 Navigate to the folder, and run the Package Register utility le.

The WDM Package Registration Utility window is displayed.

8 Enter WDM server address and user credentials in the respective elds.

9 Select RSP to register, and click Browse.

The WDM Package Uploader window is displayed.

10 Click Open.

The list of selected packages is displayed.

11 Select the packages that you want to register, and click Upload.

The status is displayed as Success.

12 Click Devices and select the Device ID check box.

13 Click Update, and select the preferred package.

14 Click Save.

The add-ons installation is scheduled to the device and the add-on is installed to the thin client.

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