Security update for various KMPs (important)

The Spectre Variant 2 in the Linux Kernel is mitigated using "retpolines". This update rebuilds all openSUSE Leap 42.3 KMPs to use "retpolines" and so be able to mitigate the Spectre v2 attack. bsc1068032 CVE-2017-5715...

openSUSE: Security Advisory for various KMPs (openSUSE-SU-2018:0745-1)

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...

openSUSE Security Update : various KMPs (openSUSE-2018-284) (Spectre)

The Spectre Variant 2 in the Linux Kernel is mitigated using 'retpolines'. This update rebuilds all openSUSE Leap 42.3 KMPs to use 'retpolines' and so be able to mitigate the Spectre v2 attack. bsc1068032 CVE-2017-5715 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and...

A week in security (March 12 – March 18)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we took a look at the inner workings of a fileless attack, explored what happened in a zero day ransomware attack aimed at South Koreans, gave you hints and tips for avoiding cold calls, and took a deep dive into the secretive world of GrayKey. Other news The Equif...

MGASA-2018-0172 Updated kernel packages fix security vulnerabilities

This kernel update is based on the upstream 4.14.25 and updates the KPTI mitigation for Meltdown CVE-2017-5754 on 32bit x86. It also adds ome optimizations and improvements to mitigate some of the slowdons caused by the Meltdown CVE-2017-5754 and Spectre, variant 2 CVE-2017-5715. Other security...

Updated kernel packages fix security vulnerabilities

This kernel update is based on the upstream 4.14.25 and updates the KPTI mitigation for Meltdown CVE-2017-5754 on 32bit x86. It also adds ome optimizations and improvements to mitigate some of the slowdons caused by the Meltdown CVE-2017-5754 and Spectre, variant 2 CVE-2017-5715. Other security...

MGASA-2018-0176 Updated microcode packages fix security vulnerabilities

This update provides new 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 many of Intel Haswell, Broadwell, Skylake, Kaby Lake, Coffee Lake, Gemini Lake, Apollo Lake,...

Updated microcode packages fix security vulnerabilities

This update provides new 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 many of Intel Haswell, Broadwell, Skylake, Kaby Lake, Coffee Lake, Gemini Lake, Apollo Lake,...

SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : ucode-intel (SUSE-SU-2018:0708-1) (Spectre)

This update for ucode-intel fixes the following issues: The Intel CPU microcode version was updated to version 20180312. This update enables the IBPB+IBRS based mitigations of the Spectre v2 flaws boo1085207 CVE-2017-5715 - New Platforms - BDX-DE EGW A0 6-56-5:10 e000009 - SKX B1 6-55-3:97 100014...

openSUSE Security Update : ucode-intel (openSUSE-2018-266) (Spectre)

This update for ucode-intel fixes the following issues : The Intel CPU microcode version was updated to version 20180312. This update enables the IBPB+IBRS based mitigations of the Spectre v2 flaws boo1085207 CVE-2017-5715 - New Platforms - BDX-DE EGW A0 6-56-5:10 e000009 - SKX B1 6-55-3:97 10001...

SUSE SLES11 Security Update : microcode_ctl (SUSE-SU-2018:0705-1) (Spectre)

This update for ucode-intel fixes the following issues: The Intel CPU microcode version was updated to version 20180312. This update enables the IBPB+IBRS based mitigations of the Spectre v2 flaws boo1085207 CVE-2017-5715 - New Platforms - BDX-DE EGW A0 6-56-5:10 e000009 - SKX B1 6-55-3:97 100014...

Microsoft bug bounty program: $250k for reporting Meltdown & Spectre type flaws

By Waqas The bug bounty program will remain open until December 31st, 2018. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Microsoft bug bounty program: $250k for reporting Meltdown & Spectre type flaws...

openSUSE: Security Advisory for ucode-intel (openSUSE-SU-2018:0710-1)

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...

Security update for ucode-intel (important)

This update for ucode-intel fixes the following issues: The Intel CPU microcode version was updated to version 20180312. This update enables the IBPB+IBRS based mitigations of the Spectre v2 flaws boo1085207 CVE-2017-5715 - New Platforms - BDX-DE EGW A0 6-56-5:10 e000009 - SKX B1 6-55-3:97 100014...

New Microsoft Bug Bounty Program Looks To Squash The Next Spectre, Meltdown

In the wake of the Meltdown and Spectre flaws, Microsoft has rolled out a new bug bounty program targeting speculative execution side channel vulnerabilities. The limited time program is open until December 31, and offers up to $250,000 for identifying new categories of speculative execution...

This Week in Security News: The Cost of Being Unprepared

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, a Georgia bill has the potential to threaten security researchers, and a new report says 77 percent of businesses lack a cybersecurity...

SUSE-SU-2018:0705-1 Security update for microcode_ctl

This update for ucode-intel fixes the following issues: The Intel CPU microcode version was updated to version 20180312. This update enables the IBPB+IBRS based mitigations of the Spectre v2 flaws boo1085207 CVE-2017-5715 - New Platforms - BDX-DE EGW A0 6-56-5:10 e000009 - SKX B1 6-55-3:97 100014...

SUSE-SU-2018:0708-1 Security update for ucode-intel

This update for ucode-intel fixes the following issues: The Intel CPU microcode version was updated to version 20180312. This update enables the IBPB+IBRS based mitigations of the Spectre v2 flaws boo1085207 CVE-2017-5715 - New Platforms - BDX-DE EGW A0 6-56-5:10 e000009 - SKX B1 6-55-3:97 100014...

Intel Details CPU ‘Virtual Fences’ Fix As Safeguard Against Spectre, Meltdown Flaws

Intel introduced hardware-based protections to its new chips to protect against the Spectre and Meltdown flaws that rocked the silicon industry when the vulnerabilities were made public in early 2018. Spectre and Meltdown, which account for three variants of a side-channel analysis security issue...

USN-3597-2: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities

USN-3597-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 17.10. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement HWE kernel from Ubuntu 17.10 for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. USNS 3541-2 and 3523-2 provided mitigations for Spectre and Meltdown CVE-2017-5715,...