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Medium USN-3531-3 1 CVE

intel-microcode update

Published Mar 29, 2018 · Updated Feb 10, 2026

Summary

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.

Fixed packages 2

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 14.04 LTS 14.04:LTS intel-microcode 3.20180312.0~ubuntu14.04.1
Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS intel-microcode 3.20180312.0~ubuntu16.04.1

Vulnerabilities 1

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-5715