MGASA-2018-0124

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    MGASA-2018-0124

    Published: 8 Feb 2018Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-5715

    Summary: Updated gcc packages fix security vulnerability

    Details: This update provides and update to 5.5.0 maintenance release and adds support for retpoline, a mitigation technique for CVE-2017-5715 [branch target injection] aka 'Spectre Variant 2' that is needed at least for the kernels.

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0124.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22525, https://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-5/

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: gcc

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/gcc?arch=source&distro=mageia-6

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -5.5.0-1.mga6

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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