Debian DLA-2546-1 : intel-microcode security update
medium Nessus Plugin ID 146278
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Synopsis
The remote Debian host is missing a security update.Description
CVE-2020-8695Observable discrepancy in the RAPL interface for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.
CVE-2020-8696
Improper removal of sensitive information before storage or transfer in some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.
CVE-2020-8698
Improper isolation of shared resources in some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.
For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 3.20201118.1~deb9u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your intel-microcode packages.
For the detailed security status of intel-microcode please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/intel-microcode
NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the DLA security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
Solution
Upgrade the affected intel-microcode package.See Also
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00007.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 146278
File Name: debian_DLA-2546.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
Published: 2/8/2021
Updated: 2/10/2021
Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.1
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 2.1
Temporal Score: 1.6
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:OF/RC:C
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.5
Temporal Score: 4.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:intel-microcode, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 2/5/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/12/2020