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Debian Stretch: DSA-4447-1 Critical: intel-microcode Security Update

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Calendar Grey May 15, 2019
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4850-1 addresses critical flaws in intel-microcode, improving system robustness and protecting against potential threats.
This update ships updated CPU microcode for most types of Intel CPUs

Summary

This update ships updated CPU microcode for most types of Intel CPUs. It
provides mitigations for the MSBDS, MFBDS, MLPDS and MDSUM hardware
vulnerabilities.

To fully resolve these vulnerabilities it is also necessary to update
the Linux kernel packages as released in DSA 4444.

For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in
version 3.20190514.1~deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your intel-microcode packages.

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

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: intel-microcode
CVE ID: CVE-2018-12126 CVE-2018-12127 CVE-2018-12130

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