MGASA-2018-0079

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    MGASA-2018-0079

    Published: 13 Jan 2018Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-5715

    Summary: Updated microcode packages fix security vulnerabilities

    Details: 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 IVT platforms We also have added the latest known microcode for Amd family 17 (Zen) processors. We will provide more microcode updates when they are made available by Intel and Amd. We also suggest that you check if there is updated BIOS and EFI firmwares from your hardware vendor.

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0079.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22337, https://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00088&languageid=en-fr, https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/27431/Linux-Processor-Microcode-Data-File?product=52214, http://www.amd.com/en/corporate/speculative-execution, https://meltdownattack.com/, https://security.googleblog.com/2018/01/todays-cpu-vulnerability-what-you-need.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: microcode

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/microcode?arch=source&distro=mageia-5

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.20180108-1.mga5.nonfree

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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