Debian: DSA-4565-1: intel-microcode security update
Debian: DSA-4565-1: intel-microcode security update
This update ships updated CPU microcode for some types of Intel CPUs. In particular it provides mitigations for the TAA (TSX Asynchronous Abort) vulnerability. For affected CPUs, to fully mitigate the vulnerability it is also necessary to update the Linux kernel packages as released in DSA
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-4565-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso November 13, 2019 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : intel-microcode CVE ID : CVE-2019-11135 CVE-2019-11139 This update ships updated CPU microcode for some types of Intel CPUs. In particular it provides mitigations for the TAA (TSX Asynchronous Abort) vulnerability. For affected CPUs, to fully mitigate the vulnerability it is also necessary to update the Linux kernel packages as released in DSA 4564-1. For the oldstable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 3.20191112.1~deb9u1. For the stable distribution (buster), these problems have been fixed in version 3.20191112.1~deb10u1. 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/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.