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Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3537-1              [email protected]
https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                      Utkarsh Gupta
August 22, 2023                             https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package        : intel-microcode
Version        : 3.20230808.1~deb10u1
CVE ID         : CVE-2022-40982 CVE-2022-41804 CVE-2023-23908
Debian Bug     : 1043305

This update ships updated CPU microcode for some types of Intel CPUs
and provides mitigations for security vulnerabilities.

CVE-2022-40982

    Daniel Moghimi discovered Gather Data Sampling (GDS), a hardware
    vulnerability which allows unprivileged speculative access to data
    which was previously stored in vector registers.

    For details please refer to https://downfall.page/ and
    https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/developer/articles/technical/software-security-guidance/technical-documentation/gather-data-sampling.html.

CVE-2022-41804

    Unauthorized error injection in Intel SGX or Intel TDX for some
    Intel Xeon Processors which may allow a local user to potentially
    escalate privileges.

CVE-2023-23908

    Improper access control in some 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable
    processors may result in an information leak.

For Debian 10 buster, these problems have been fixed in version
3.20230808.1~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 LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS