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Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 2051-1] 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
The remote host is missing an update for the 'intel-microcode' package(s) announced via the DSA-2051-1 advisory.
Insight
Insight
This update ships updated CPU microcode for some types of Intel CPUs. In particular it provides mitigations for the TAA (TSX Asynchronous Abort) vulnerability. For affected CPUs, to fully mitigate the vulnerability it is also necessary to update the Linux kernel packages as released in DLA 1989-1.
Affected Software
Affected Software
'intel-microcode' package(s) on Debian Linux.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
For Debian 8 'Jessie', these problems have been fixed in version 3.20191115.2~deb8u1. We recommend that you upgrade your intel-microcode packages.