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FreeBSD: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-5715): FreeBSD -- Intel CPU Microcode Update

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FreeBSD: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-5715): FreeBSD -- Intel CPU Microcode Update

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
01/04/2018
Created
07/25/2018
Added
03/15/2018
Modified
04/16/2021

Description

Systems with microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and indirect branch prediction may allow unauthorized disclosure of information to an attacker with local user access via a side-channel analysis.

Solution(s)

  • freebsd-upgrade-base-11_1-release-p8
  • freebsd-upgrade-base-11_3-release-p5
  • freebsd-upgrade-base-12_0-release-p12
  • freebsd-upgrade-base-12_1-release-p1
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-webkit2-gtk3

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