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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.1.1.2023.5474
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-5474-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'intel-microcode' package(s) announced via the DSA-5474-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'intel-microcode' package(s) announced via the DSA-5474-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
This update ships updated CPU microcode for some types of Intel CPUs and provides mitigations for security vulnerabilities.

CVE-2022-40982

Daniel Moghimi discovered Gather Data Sampling (GDS), a hardware vulnerability which allows unprivileged speculative access to data which was previously stored in vector registers.

For details please refer to /[link moved to references] and [link moved to references].

CVE-2022-41804

Unauthorized error injection in Intel SGX or Intel TDX for some Intel Xeon Processors which may allow a local user to potentially escalate privileges.

CVE-2023-23908

Improper access control in some 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors may result in an information leak.

For the oldstable distribution (bullseye), these problems have been fixed in version 3.20230808.1~
deb11u1.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed in version 3.20230808.1~
deb12u1.

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: [link moved to references]

Affected Software/OS:
'intel-microcode' package(s) on Debian 11, Debian 12.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.5

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-40982
Debian Security Information: DSA-5474 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5474
Debian Security Information: DSA-5475 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5475
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HKKYIK2EASDNUV4I7EFJKNBVO3KCKGRR/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HKREYYTWUY7ZDNIB2N6H5BUJ3LE5VZPE/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OL7WI2TJCWSZIQP2RIOLWHOKLM25M44J/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T7WO5JM74YJSYAE5RBV4DC6A4YLEKWLF/
https://access.redhat.com/solutions/7027704
https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/AWS-2023-007/
https://downfall.page
https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-435.html
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00828.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00013.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00026.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-41804
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00837.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-23908
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00836.html
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