Updated microcode packages fix security vulnerabilities

This update provides the Intel 20191112 microcode release that adds the microcode side fixes and mitigations for at least the following security issues: A flaw was found in the implementation of SGX around the access control of protected memory. A local attacker of a system with SGX enabled and a...

Amazon Linux AMI : microcode_ctl / kernel (ALAS-2019-1318)

This security update is only applicable to EC2 Bare Metal instance types using Intel processors. Intel has released microcode updates for certain Intel CPUs. After installing the updated microcodectl package, the microcode will be automatically activated on next boot. Improper conditions check in...

Amazon Linux 2 : microcode_ctl / kernel (ALAS-2019-1364)

This security update is only applicable to EC2 Bare Metal instance types using Intel processors. Intel has released microcode updates for certain Intel CPUs. After installing the updated microcodectl package, the microcode will be automatically activated on next boot. Improper conditions check in...

CVE-2019-11135

TSX Asynchronous Abort condition on some CPUs utilizing speculative execution may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via a side channel with local access...

DEBIAN-CVE-2019-11135

TSX Asynchronous Abort condition on some CPUs utilizing speculative execution may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via a side channel with local access...

CVE-2019-11135

TSX Asynchronous Abort condition on some CPUs utilizing speculative execution may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via a side channel with local access...

Design/Logic Flaw

TSX Asynchronous Abort condition on some CPUs utilizing speculative execution may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via a side channel with local access...

CVE-2019-11135

TSX Asynchronous Abort condition on some CPUs utilizing speculative execution may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via a side channel with local access...

CVE-2019-11135

TSX Asynchronous Abort condition on some CPUs utilizing speculative execution may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via a side channel with local access...

CVE-2019-11135

TSX Asynchronous Abort condition on some CPUs utilizing speculative execution may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via a side channel with local access...

CVE-2019-11135

TSX Asynchronous Abort condition on some CPUs utilizing speculative execution may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via a side channel with local access...

CVE-2019-11135

CVE-2019-11135 is a TSX Transactional Synchronization Extensions-related vulnerability in Intel CPUs causing potential information disclosure via a side channel when TSX Acknowledges an abort. The connected documents describe a subsequent issue (CVE-2019-19338) in the fix path for CVE-2019-11135 ...

Oracle Linux 6 / 7 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2019-4837)

The remote Oracle Linux 6 / 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2019-4837 advisory. - x86/tsx: Add config options to set tsx=on|off|auto Michal Hocko Orabug: 30419233 CVE-2019-11135 - x86/speculation/taa: Add documentation for TSX...

Oracle Linux 6 / 7 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2019-4838)

The remote Oracle Linux 6 / 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2019-4838 advisory. - x86/tsx: Add config options to set tsx=on|off|auto Michal Hocko Orabug: 30419232 CVE-2019-11135 - x86/speculation/taa: Add documentation for TSX Async Abo...

VMSA-2019-0020 : Hypervisor-Specific Mitigations for Denial-of-Service and Speculative-Execution Vulnerabilities

a. Hypervisor-Specific Mitigations for Machine Check Error on Page Size Change MCEPSC Denial-of-Service vulnerability - CVE-2018-12207 VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion patches include Hypervisor-Specific Mitigations for Machine Check Error on Page Size Change MCEPSC. A malicious actor with...

New ZombieLoad v2 Attack Affects Intel's Latest Cascade Lake CPUs

Zombieload is back. This time a new variant v2 of the data-leaking side-channel vulnerability also affects the most recent Intel CPUs, including the latest Cascade Lake, which are otherwise resistant against attacks like Meltdown, Foreshadow and other MDS variants RIDL and Fallout. Initially...

Information Disclosure

kernel is vulnerable to information disclosure. Due to the way Intel CPUs handle speculative execution of instructions when the TSX Asynchronous Abort TAA error occur, a local authenticated attacker with the ability to monitor execution times could infer the TSX memory state by comparing abort...

[ASA-201911-14] intel-ucode: multiple issues

Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201911-14 ========================================== Severity: High Date : 2019-11-13 CVE-ID : CVE-2019-0117 CVE-2019-11135 CVE-2019-11139 Package : intel-ucode Type : multiple issues Remote : No Link : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-1068 Summary ======= The...

hw: TSX Transaction Asynchronous Abort (TAA)

A flaw was found in the way Intel CPUs handle speculative execution of instructions when the TSX Asynchronous Abort TAA error occurs. A local authenticated attacker with the ability to monitor execution times could infer the TSX memory state by comparing abort execution times. This could allow...

hw: TSX Transaction Asynchronous Abort (TAA)

A flaw was found in the way Intel CPUs handle speculative execution of instructions when the TSX Asynchronous Abort TAA error occurs. A local authenticated attacker with the ability to monitor execution times could infer the TSX memory state by comparing abort execution times. This could allow...