CVE-2018-12126

Description

Microarchitectural Store Buffer Data Sampling (MSBDS): Store buffers 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

Category

5.6
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.44%
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Affected: Intel Corporation Central ProcCVE-2018-12126essing Units (CPUs)
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References

Link Tags
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00233.html vendor advisory
https://www.synology.com/security/advisory/Synology_SA_19_24
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OH73SGTJ575OBCPSJFX6LX7KP2KZIEN4/ vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00014.html vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1455 vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3977-3/ vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00018.html mailing list
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/28 mailing list
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/36 mailing list
http://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2019-003.txt
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-616472.pdf
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20190712-01-mds-en
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00053.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00052.html vendor advisory
https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-19:07.mds.asc vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2553 vendor advisory
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10292
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-608355.pdf
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-19:26.mcu.asc vendor advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/16 mailing list
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/15 mailing list
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155281/FreeBSD-Security-Advisory-FreeBSD-SA-19-26.mcu.html
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4602 vendor advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/21 mailing list
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-56 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-12126?
CVE-2018-12126 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-12126?
To fix CVE-2018-12126, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-12126 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-12126 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-12126?
CVE-2018-12126 affects Intel Corporation Central ProcCVE-2018-12126essing Units (CPUs).
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