Debian: DSA-4447-1: intel-microcode security update

Date 15 May 2019

Category Debian Linux Distribution - Security Advisories

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

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-4447-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff
May 15, 2019 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : intel-microcode
CVE ID : CVE-2018-12126 CVE-2018-12127 CVE-2018-12130
CVE-2019-11091

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/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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