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OS X update for Microcode (CVE-2018-12127)

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OS X update for Microcode (CVE-2018-12127)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Published
05/15/2019
Created
05/16/2019
Added
05/15/2019
Modified
03/18/2020

Description

Microarchitectural Load Port Data Sampling (MLPDS): Load ports on some microprocessors utilizing speculative execution may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via a side channel with local access. A list of impacted products can be found here: https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/corporate-information/SA00233-microcode-update-guidance_05132019.pdf

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-upgrade-10_14_5

References

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