Intel Admits It Won't Be Possible to Fix Spectre (V2) Flaw in Some Processors

As speculated by the researcher who disclosed Meltdown and Spectre flaws in Intel processors, some of the Intel processors will not receive patches for the Spectre variant 2 side-channel analysis attack In a recent microcode revision guidance PDF, Intel admits that it would not be possible to...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS : intel-microcode update (USN-3531-3)

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-3531-3 advisory. Jann Horn discovered that microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and branch prediction may allow unauthorized memory reads via sidechannel...

USN-3531-3: intel-microcode update

Jann Horn 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...

USN-3531-3 intel-microcode update

Jann Horn 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...

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...

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...

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...

Intel Releases Updated Spectre Fixes For Broadwell and Haswell Chips

Intel has issued updated microcode to help safeguard its Broadwell and Haswell chips from the Spectre Variant 2 security exploits. According to Intel documents, an array of its older processors, including the Broadwell Xeon E3, Broadwell U/Y, Haswell H,S and Haswell Xeon E3 platforms, have now be...

Intel Issues Updated Spectre Firmware Fixes For Newer Processors

Intel has issued updated microcode to help protect its newer processors from Spectre security exploits. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based company’s new microcode updates – which impact its newer chip platforms, such as Kaby Lake, Coffee Lake, and Skylake – have been released to OEM customers and...

Intel Releases New Spectre Patch Update for Skylake Processors

After leaving million of devices at risk of hacking and then rolling out broken patches, Intel has now released a new batch of security patches only for its Skylake processors to address one of the Spectre vulnerabilities Variant 2. For those unaware, Spectre Variant 1, Variant 2 and Meltdown...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3560-1)

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 : libvirt update (USN-3561-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-3561-1 advisory. It was discovered that microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and branch prediction may allow unauthorized memory reads via sidechannel...