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Debian LTS: Security Advisory for intel-microcode (DLA-2718-1)
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 DLA-2718-1 advisory.
Insight
Insight
This update ships updated CPU microcode for some types of Intel CPUs and provides mitigations for security vulnerabilities which could result in privilege escalation in combination with VT-d and various side channel attacks.
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 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 3.20210608.2~deb9u2. Please note that one of the processors is not receiving this update and so the users of 0x906ea processors that don't have Intel Wireless on-board can use the package from the buster-security, instead. We recommend that you upgrade your intel-microcode packages.