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Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 1446-1] intel-microcode security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
Security researchers identified two software analysis methods that, if used for malicious purposes, have the potential to improperly gather sensitive data from multiple types of computing devices with different vendors' processors and operating systems. This update requires an update to the intel-microcode package, which is non-free. Users who have already installed the version from jessie-backports-sloppy do not need to upgrade. CVE-2018-3639 - Speculative Store Bypass (SSB) - also known as Variant 4 Systems with microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and speculative execution of memory reads before the addresses of all prior memory writes are known may allow unauthorized disclosure of information to an attacker with local user access via a side-channel analysis. CVE-2018-3640 - Rogue System Register Read (RSRE) - also known as Variant 3a Systems with microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and that perform speculative reads of system registers may allow unauthorized disclosure of system parameters to an attacker with local user access via a side-channel analysis.
Affected Software
Affected Software
intel-microcode on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For Debian 8 'Jessie', these problems have been fixed in version 3.20180703.2~deb8u1. We recommend that you upgrade your intel-microcode packages.