Information Exposure Affecting intel-ucode package, versions <20190514a-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.43% (62nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE314-INTELUCODE-2421301
  • published15 May 2019
  • disclosed30 May 2019

Introduced: 15 May 2019

CVE-2018-12126  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.14 intel-ucode to version 20190514a-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream intel-ucode package and not the intel-ucode package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.14 relevant fixed versions and status.

Microarchitectural Store Buffer Data Sampling (MSBDS): Store buffers on some microprocessors utilizing speculative execution may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via a side channel with local access. A list of impacted products can be found here: https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/corporate-information/SA00233-microcode-update-guidance_05132019.pdf

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