USN-3531-3: intel-microcode update

29 March 2018

intel-microcode update

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

• Ubuntu 17.10
• Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary

The system could be made to expose sensitive information.

Software Description

• intel-microcode - Processor microcode for Intel CPUs

Details

Jann Horn discovered that microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and branch prediction may allow unauthorized memory reads via sidechannel attacks. This flaw is known as Spectre. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information, including kernel memory. (CVE-2017-5715)

This update provides the corrected microcode updates required for the corresponding Linux kernel updates.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 17.10

intel-microcode - 3.20180312.0~ubuntu17.10.1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

intel-microcode - 3.20180312.0~ubuntu16.04.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

intel-microcode - 3.20180312.0~ubuntu14.04.1

To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References

from Ubuntu Security Notices https://ift.tt/2pP2nbQ