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FreeBSD: VID-FBE10A8A-05A1-11EA-9DFA-F8B156AC3FF9 (CVE-2018-12127): FreeBSD -- Intel CPU Microcode Update

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FreeBSD: VID-FBE10A8A-05A1-11EA-9DFA-F8B156AC3FF9 (CVE-2018-12127): FreeBSD -- Intel CPU Microcode Update

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Published
05/14/2019
Created
11/27/2019
Added
11/26/2019
Modified
11/26/2019

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)

  • freebsd-upgrade-base-11_3-release-p5
  • freebsd-upgrade-base-12_0-release-p12
  • freebsd-upgrade-base-12_1-release-p1

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