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Debian 9 Stretch DLA-2546-1 Moderate: Intel Microcode Info Disclosure

debian lts
Calendar Grey February 5, 2021
Dist Debian Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4910-1 resolves several vulnerabilities in linux-image, impacting various Linux kernel versions. This affects multiple distributions relying on the affected kernel.
CVE-2020-8695 Observable discrepancy in the RAPL interface for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to

Summary

Observable discrepancy in the RAPL interface for some
Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to
potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

CVE-2020-8696

Improper removal of sensitive information before storage
or transfer in some Intel(R) Processors may allow an
authenticated user to potentially enable information
disclosure via local access.

CVE-2020-8698

Improper isolation of shared resources in some
Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to
potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version
3.20201118.1~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

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Package: intel-microcode
Version: 3.20201118.1~deb9u1
CVE ID: CVE-2020-8695 CVE-2020-8696 CVE-2020-8698

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