Description of the security update for SQL Server 2012 SP3 GDR: January 16, 2018

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Description of the security update for SQL Server 2008 R2 SP3 GDR: January 6, 2018

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Description of the security update for SQL Server 2008 SP4 GDR: January 6, 2018

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Description of the security update for SQL Server 2017 RTM CU3: January 3, 2018

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Guidance to mitigate speculative execution side-channel vulnerabilities

NOTE This advisory was revised on July 10, 2018. Some content has been removed for simplicity and because it is no longer relevant. You can view the archived content for ADV180002 in the FAQ section following the Affected Products table. Executive Summary Microsoft is aware of a new publicly...

KLA11168 Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft SQL Server

Multiple information disclosure vulnerabilities have been found in Microsoft SQL Server. Malicious user can exploit these vulnerabilities to obtain sensitive information. These vulnerabilities can be exploited remotelly via speculative execution side-channel attack to obtain sensetive information...

VMware ESXi, Workstation and Fusion updates address side-channel analysis due to speculative execution.

Bounds-Check bypass and Branch Target Injection issues CPU data cache timing can be abused to efficiently leak information out of mis-speculated CPU execution, leading to at worst arbitrary virtual memory read vulnerabilities across local security boundaries in various contexts. Speculative...

Security Notice: CPU Speculative Side Channel Vulnerabilities

NVIDIA's response to CPU speculative side channel vulnerabilities CVE-2017-5753, CVE-2017-5715, and CVE-2017-5754 January 3, 2018 This notice is in response to Google Project Zero's publication of novel information disclosure attacks that combine CPU speculative execution with known side channels...

Critical: kernel

Issue Overview: An updated kernel release for Amazon Linux has been made available which prevents speculative execution of indirect branches within the kernel. This release incorporates latest stable open source Linux security improvements to address CVE-2017-5715 within the kernel and builds upo...

VMSA-2018-0002:VMware ESXi, Workstation and Fusion updates address side-channel analysis due to speculative execution.

VMSA-2018-0002.3 VMware ESXi, Workstation and Fusion updates address side-channel analysis due to speculative execution. VMware Security Advisory VMware Security Advisory Advisory ID: VMSA-2018-0002.3 VMware Security Advisory Severity: Important VMware Security Advisory Synopsis: VMware ESXi,...

PT-2017-3249

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Systems with microprocessors affected versions not specified Description The issue is related to speculative execution and indirect branch prediction in microprocessors, which may allow unauthorized disclosure of information to an attacker wit...

Apple Mac OS X Security Updates (HT208331, HT208394)-01

Apple Mac OS X is prone to multiple vulnerabilities. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 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...

mosh - Mobile Shell replacement for SSH (more robust and responsive, especially over Wi-Fi, cellular, and long-distance links)

Mosh is a remote terminal application that supports intermittent connectivity, allows roaming, and provides speculative local echo and line editing of user keystrokes. It aims to support the typical interactive uses of SSH, plus: Mosh keeps the session alive if the client goes to sleep and wakes ...

New Stars Malware Said to Target Iran

The Iranian government says it is being targeted by a new piece of malware aimed at its federal computers. The disclosure comes a few months after the country’s nuclear facility was hit by the Stuxnet worm, kicking off a frenzy of cyberwar hysteria and speculation. The new attack on Iran is the...