Information Exposure Affecting intel-microcode package, versions <3.20180425.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Snyk's Security Team recommends NVD's CVSS assessment

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    97.52% (100th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN13-INTELMICROCODE-5683031
  • published 4 Jan 2018
  • disclosed 4 Jan 2018

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:13 intel-microcode to version 3.20180425.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream intel-microcode package and not the intel-microcode package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:13 relevant fixed versions and status.

Systems with microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and indirect branch prediction may allow unauthorized disclosure of information to an attacker with local user access via a side-channel analysis.

References

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

Recommended
5.6 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    High
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Changed
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    None