Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3531-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

USN-3531-1 intel-microcode update

It was discovered that microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and branch prediction may allow unauthorized memory reads via sidechannel attacks. This flaw is known as Spectre. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information, including kernel memory. CVE-2017-5715 This...

Meltdown and Spectre fallout: patching problems persist

Last week, the disclosure by multiple teams from Graz and Pennsylvania University, Rambus, Data61, Cyberus Technology, and Google Project Zero of vulnerabilities under the aliases Meltdown and Spectre rocked the security world, sending vendors scurrying to create patches, if at all possible, and...

USN-3525-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

Jann Horn discovered that microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and indirect branch prediction may allow unauthorized memory reads via sidechannel attacks. This flaw is known as Meltdown. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information, including kernel memory...

Ubuntu 17.10 : linux vulnerabilities (USN-3523-1) (Meltdown)

Jann Horn discovered that microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and indirect branch prediction may allow unauthorized memory reads via sidechannel attacks. This flaw is known as Meltdown. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information, including kernel memory...

SUSE SLES12 Security Update : qemu (SUSE-SU-2018:0056-1) (Spectre)

This update for qemu fixes the following issues: A mitigation for a security flaw has been applied : - CVE-2017-5715: QEMU was updated to allow passing through new MSR and CPUID flags from the host VM to the CPU, to allow enabling/disabling branch prediction features in the Intel CPU. bsc1068032...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3522-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS : NVIDIA graphics drivers vulnerability (USN-3521-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-3521-1 advisory. Jann Horn discovered that microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and branch prediction may allow unauthorized memory reads via sidechannel...

SUSE-SU-2018:0056-1 Security update for qemu

This update for qemu fixes the following issues: A mitigation for a security flaw has been applied: - CVE-2017-5715: QEMU was updated to allow passing through new MSR and CPUID flags from the host VM to the CPU, to allow enabling/disabling branch prediction features in the Intel CPU. bsc1068032...

The vulnerabilities of Intel, ARM, and AMD processors stem from the unique workings of the branch prediction module, which allows attackers to exploit the protected information.

The vulnerabilities of Intel, ARM, and AMD processors are related to the characteristics of the branch prediction module’s operation. Exploiting these vulnerabilities allows attackers to gain access to protected memory from a program that does not have the necessary privileges, by creating...

SUSE SLES11 Security Update : kvm (SUSE-SU-2018:0039-1) (Spectre)

This update for kvm fixes the following issues: A security flaw mitigation has been applied : - CVE-2017-5715: QEMU was updated to allow passing through new MSR and CPUID flags from the host VM to the CPU, to allow enabling/disabling branch prediction features in the Intel CPU. bsc1068032 Also a...

The vulnerabilities of Intel, ARM, and AMD processors stem from the unique workings of the branch prediction module, which allows attackers to gain access to protected memory from within the program.

The vulnerabilities of Intel, ARM, and AMD processors are related to the characteristics of the branch prediction module’s operation. Exploiting these vulnerabilities allows attackers to gain access to protected memory from a program that does not have the necessary privileges, by using the...

SUSE-SU-2018:0039-1 Security update for kvm

This update for kvm fixes the following issues: A security flaw mitigation has been applied: - CVE-2017-5715: QEMU was updated to allow passing through new MSR and CPUID flags from the host VM to the CPU, to allow enabling/disabling branch prediction features in the Intel CPU. bsc1068032 Also a...

SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : qemu (SUSE-SU-2018:0036-1) (Spectre)

This update for qemu fixes the following issues: This update for qemu fixes the following issues: A mitigation for a security flaw has been applied : - CVE-2017-5715: QEMU was updated to allow passing through new MSR and CPUID flags from the host VM to the CPU, to allow enabling/disabling branch...

Security update for qemu (important)

This update for qemu fixes the following issues: A new feature was added: - Support EPYC vCPU type bsc1052825 fate324038 Also a mitigation for a security problem has been applied: - CVE-2017-5715: QEMU was updated to allow passing through new MSR and CPUID flags from the host VM to the CPU, to...

Security update for kernel-firmware (important)

This update for kernel-firmware fixes the following issues: - Add microcodeamdfam17h.bin bsc1068032 CVE-2017-5715 This new firmware disables branch prediction on AMD family 17h processor to mitigate an attack on the branch predictor that could lead to information disclosure from e.g. kernel memor...

openSUSE: Security Advisory for kernel-firmware (openSUSE-SU-2018:0026-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the Copyright C 2018 Greenbone Networks GmbH Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later This program is free software; you can...

ADV180002: Microsoft SQL Server January 2018 Security Update (Meltdown) (Spectre)

The remote Microsoft SQL Server is missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability exists within microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and indirect branch prediction, which may allow an attacker with local user access to disclose information via a side-channel...

libvirt security update

3.2.0-14.0.1.el74.7 - bump release and rebuild 3.2.0-14.el74.7 - qemu: Properly store microcode version in QEMU caps cache CVE-2017-5715 3.2.0-14.el74.6 - util: add virFileReadHeaderQuiet wrapper around virFileReadHeaderFD CVE-2017-5715 - util: introduce virHostCPUGetMicrocodeVersion CVE-2017-571...

Security update for kernel-firmware (important)

This update for kernel-firmware fixes the following issues: - Add microcodeamdfam17h.bin bsc1068032 CVE-2017-5715 This new firmware disables branch prediction on AMD family 17h processor to mitigate a attack on the branch predictor that could lead to information disclosure from e.g. kernel memory...