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Debian DSA-4232-1 Important: Security Fix for Xen FPU Leak Issue

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Calendar Grey June 20, 2018
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To mitigate the lazy FPU vulnerability in Intel processors on Debian systems, implement strategies such as kernel updates, configuration adjustments, and security audits
This update provides mitigations for the "lazy FPU" vulnerability affecting a range of Intel CPUs, which could result in leaking CPU register states belonging to another vCPU previ...

Summary

This update provides mitigations for the "lazy FPU" vulnerability
affecting a range of Intel CPUs, which could result in leaking CPU
register states belonging to another vCPU previously scheduled on the
same CPU. For additional information please refer to
https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-267.html

For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in
version 4.8.3+xsa267+shim4.10.1+xsa267-1+deb9u8.

We recommend that you upgrade your xen packages.

For the detailed security status of xen please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/xen

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: xen
CVE ID: CVE-2018-3665

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