USN-6286-1: Intel Microcode vulnerabilities

14 August 2023

Several security issues were fixed in Intel Microcode.

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Daniel Moghimi discovered that some Intel(R) Processors did not properly clear
microarchitectural state after speculative execution of various instructions. A
local unprivileged user could use this to obtain to sensitive
information. (CVE-2022-40982)

It was discovered that some Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processors did not properly
restrict error injection for Intel(R) SGX or Intel(R) TDX. A local privileged
user could use this to further escalate their privileges. (CVE-2022-41804)

It was discovered that some 3rd Generation Intel(R) Xeon(R) Scalable processors
did not properly restrict access in some situations. A local privileged attacker
could use this to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2023-23908)

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Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 23.04
Ubuntu 22.04
Ubuntu 20.04
Ubuntu 18.04
Ubuntu 16.04

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

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