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Debian Security Advisory

DLA-2743-2 amd64-microcode -- LTS security update

Date Reported:

18 Oct 2021

Affected Packages:

amd64-microcode

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

No other external database security references currently available.

More information:

DLA-2743-1 was issued for CVE-2017-5715, affecting amd64-microcode, processor microcode firmware for AMD CPUs. However, the binaries for the resulting upload weren't built and published, thereby preventing the users to upgrade to a fixed version.

For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version 3.20181128.1~deb9u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your amd64-microcode packages.

For the detailed security status of amd64-microcode please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/amd64-microcode

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS