Updated kernel packages fix security vulnerabilities

This kernel update is based on the upstream 4.14.13 and fixes several security issues. The most important fix in this update is for the security issue named "Meltdown" that is fixed in theese kernels by enabling kernel Page Table Isolation KPTI. Note that according to AMD, this issue does not...

MGASA-2018-0074 Updated kernel-tmb packages fix security vulnerabilities

This kernel-tmb update is based on the upstream 4.4.111 and fixes several security issues. The most important fix in this update is for the security issue named "Meltdown" that is fixed in theese kernels by enabling kernel Page Table Isolation KTPI. Note that according to AMD, this issue does not...

MGASA-2018-0076 Updated kernel packages fix security vulnerabilities

This kernel update is based on the upstream 4.14.13 and fixes several security issues. The most important fix in this update is for the security issue named "Meltdown" that is fixed in theese kernels by enabling kernel Page Table Isolation KPTI. Note that according to AMD, this issue does not...

Updated kernel-linus packages fix security vulnerabilities

This kernel-linus update provides the upstream 4.4.111 and fixes several security issues. The most important fix in this update is for the security issue named "Meltdown" that is fixed in theese kernels by enabling kernel Page Table Isolation KTPI. Note that according to AMD, this issue does not...

Updated nvidia-current packages mitigates security issues

This update provides version 384.111 from the R384 branch, in order to help mitigate Spectre and Meltdown CPU security issues and keeps the driver working with security hardened kernels. Note that so far, nVidia does believe that their GPUs are immune to the referenced security issues. It also ad...

MGASA-2018-0079 Updated microcode packages fix security vulnerabilities

This update provides microcode fixes and mitigations for Spectre CVE-2017-5715 for many Intel CPUs produced in the last 5 years. So far the Intel microcode updates are for several processors from the Haswell, Broadwell, Skylake, Kaby Lake, Coffee Lake, Gemini Lake, Apollo Lake, Crystal Well and I...

MGASA-2018-0073 Updated kernel packages fix security vulnerabilities

This kernel update is based on the upstream 4.4.111 and fixes several security issues. The most important fix in this update is for the security issue named "Meltdown" that is fixed in theese kernels by enabling kernel Page Table Isolation KTPI. Note that according to AMD, this issue does not...

Fake Spectre and Meltdown patch pushes Smoke Loader malware

The Meltdown and Spectre bugs have generated a lot of media attention, and users have been urged to update their machines with fixes made available by various vendors. While some patches have created more issues than they fixed, we came across a particular one targeted at German users that actual...

MGASA-2018-0071 Updated wireshark packages fix security vulnerabilities

The MRDISC dissector could crash CVE-2017-17997. The IxVeriWave file parser could crash CVE-2018-5334. The WCP dissector could crash CVE-2018-5335. Multiple dissectors could crash CVE-2018-5336. Prior to this release dumpcap enabled the Linux kernel’s BPF JIT compiler via the net.core.bpfjitenabl...

Updated wireshark packages fix security vulnerabilities

The MRDISC dissector could crash CVE-2017-17997. The IxVeriWave file parser could crash CVE-2018-5334. The WCP dissector could crash CVE-2018-5335. Multiple dissectors could crash CVE-2018-5336. Prior to this release dumpcap enabled the Linux kernel’s BPF JIT compiler via the net.core.bpfjitenabl...

TippingPoint Threat Intelligence and Zero-Day Coverage – Week of January 8, 2018

Last week, three interesting vulnerabilities popped up on the news and security feeds. Researchers disclosed CVE-2017-5753 and CVE-2017-5715, collectively known as Spectre, and CVE-2017-5754, known as Meltdown. These vulnerabilities take advantage of “speculative execution” of instructions...

This Week in Security News: Meltdowns and Hijacks

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, we saw discussions on the vulnerabilities of chat bots and AI programs, and the types of software that may not be safe from malware and...

New Intel AMT Security Issue Lets Hackers Gain Full Control of Laptops in 30 Seconds

It's been a terrible new-year-starting for Intel. Researchers warn of a new attack which can be carried out in less than 30 seconds and potentially affects millions of laptops globally. As Intel was rushing to roll out patches for Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities, security researchers have...

Apple iOS < 11.2.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Spectre)

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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS : Intel Microcode update (USN-3531-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-3531-1 advisory. It was discovered that microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and branch prediction may allow unauthorized memory reads via sidechannel...

NVIDIA Linux GPU Display Driver 384.x < 384.111 / 390.x < 390.12 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Meltdown)(Spectre)

The NVIDIA GPU display driver software on the remote host is missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities. C Tenable Network Security, Inc. include'compat.inc'; if description scriptid105776; scriptversion"1.14";...

SUSE SLES11 Security Update : microcode_ctl (SUSE-SU-2018:0068-1) (Spectre)

Update to Intel microcode version 20180108 bsc1075262 CVE-2017-5715 - The pre-released microcode fixing some important security issues is now officially published and included in the added tarball. Among other updates it contains : - IVT C0 06-3e-04:ed 428-42a - SKL-U/Y D0 06-4e-03:c0 ba-c2 -...

VMware Player 12.x < 12.5.9 / 14.x < 14.1.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2018-0004) (VMSA-2018-0005) (Spectre)

The version of VMware Player installed on the remote Windows host is 14.x prior to 14.1.1 or 12.x prior to 12.5.9. It is, therefore, missing security updates that add hypervisor-assisted guest remediation for a speculative execution vulnerability CVE-2017-5715. These updates will allow guest...

VMware vCenter Server 5.5.x < 5.5U3g / 6.0.x < 6.0U3d / 6.5.x < 6.5U1e Hypervisor-Assisted Guest Remediation (VMSA-2018-0004) (Spectre)

The version of VMware vCenter Server installed on the remote host is 5.5.x prior to 5.5U3g, 6.0.x prior to 6.0U3d, or 6.5.x prior to 6.5U1e. It is, therefore, missing security updates that add hypervisor-assisted guest remediation for a speculative execution vulnerability CVE-2017-5715. C Tenable...

OracleVM 3.4 : Unbreakable / etc (OVMSA-2018-0007) (Spectre)

The remote OracleVM system is missing necessary patches to address critical security updates : - x86/ibrs: Remove 'ibrsdump' and remove the prdebug Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk Orabug: 27350825 - kABI: Revert kABI: Make the bootcpudata look normal Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk CVE-2017-5715 - userns: prevent...