Information Exposure Affecting intel-microcode package, versions <3.20180703.1
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN13-INTELMICROCODE-5683131
- published 22 May 2018
- disclosed 22 May 2018
Introduced: 22 May 2018
CVE-2018-3640 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:13 intel-microcode to version 3.20180703.1 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 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, aka Rogue System Register Read (RSRE), Variant 3a.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-3640
- https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA18-141A
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/180049
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180521-cpusidechannel
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-268644.pdf
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-608355.pdf
- https://developer.arm.com/support/arm-security-updates/speculative-processor-vulnerability
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/ADV180013
- https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2018-0005
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03850en_us
- http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-22133
- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00115.html
- https://www.mitel.com/en-ca/support/security-advisories/mitel-product-security-advisory-18-0006
- https://www.synology.com/support/security/Synology_SA_18_23
- http://www.fujitsu.com/global/support/products/software/security/products-f/cve-2018-3639e.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4273
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00038.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00017.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180521-0001/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104228
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040949
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042004
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2018-3640
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3756-1/