4.7 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
5.5 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
0.003 Low
EPSS
Percentile
65.8%
This update ships updated CPU microcode for some types of Intel CPUs and provides SSBD support (needed to address ‘Spectre v4’) and fixes for’Spectre v3a’.
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Debian Security Advisory DSA-4273. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
#
include("compat.inc");
if (description)
{
script_id(111796);
script_version("1.6");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/04/15");
script_cve_id("CVE-2018-3639", "CVE-2018-3640");
script_xref(name:"DSA", value:"4273");
script_name(english:"Debian DSA-4273-1 : intel-microcode - security update (Spectre)");
script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for the updated package");
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"synopsis",
value:"The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"description",
value:
"This update ships updated CPU microcode for some types of Intel CPUs
and provides SSBD support (needed to address 'Spectre v4') and fixes
for'Spectre v3a'."
);
# https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/intel-microcode
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?019586d4"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/stretch/intel-microcode"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4273"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"solution",
value:
"Upgrade the intel-microcode packages.
For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed
in version 3.20180703.2~deb9u1."
);
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:intel-microcode");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2018/05/22");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/08/16");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/08/17");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"in_the_news", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2021 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_family(english:"Debian Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Debian/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");
exit(0);
}
include("audit.inc");
include("debian_package.inc");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Debian");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
flag = 0;
if (deb_check(release:"9.0", prefix:"intel-microcode", reference:"3.20180703.2~deb9u1")) flag++;
if (flag)
{
if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:deb_report_get());
else security_warning(0);
exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
Vendor | Product | Version | CPE |
---|---|---|---|
debian | debian_linux | intel-microcode | p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:intel-microcode |
debian | debian_linux | 9.0 | cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0 |
4.7 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
5.5 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
0.003 Low
EPSS
Percentile
65.8%