--- wikisrc/security/intel_mds.mdwn 2019/05/14 17:35:13 1.4 +++ wikisrc/security/intel_mds.mdwn 2019/05/14 18:24:41 1.7 @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[!meta title="Intel MDS"]] -#NetBSD Security Update for amd64 Port (X86_64) Architecture - 20190514 +#NetBSD Security Update for the amd64 port (x86_64 architecture) - 20190514 ###Description Details and mitigation information about a sub-class of speculative execution @@ -8,34 +8,35 @@ side-channel vulnerabilities called Micr hardware starting with select 8th and 9th Generation Intel® CoreTM processors, as well as the 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processor Family. -Please refer to the Intel Security Advisory 00233 is located at: +Please refer to the Intel Security Advisory 00233 located at: [Intel website](https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00233.html). This update is mitigation for the following CVEs: ###Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) / Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) -* Microarchitectural Load Port Data Sampling (MLPDS) - CVE-2018-12127 -> CVSS: -6.5 Medium +* Microarchitectural Load Port Data Sampling (MLPDS), CVE-2018-12127 +> CVSS: 6.5 Medium -* Microarchitectural Store Buffer Data Sampling (MSBDS) - CVE-2018-12126 -> CVSS: -6.5 Medium +* Microarchitectural Store Buffer Data Sampling (MSBDS), CVE-2018-12126 +> CVSS: 6.5 Medium -* Microarchitectural Fill Buffer Data Sampling (MFBDS) - CVE-2018-12130 -> CVSS: - 6.5 Medium - -* Microarchitectural Uncacheable Data Sampling (MDSUM) – CVE-2019-11091 -> CVSS: – 3.8 Low +* Microarchitectural Fill Buffer Data Sampling (MFBDS), CVE-2018-12130 +> CVSS: 6.5 Medium +* Microarchitectural Uncacheable Data Sampling (MDSUM), CVE-2019-11091 +> CVSS: 3.8 Low ##Status of the Fix -**NetBSD-7, and all the anterior releases, have no planned fixes.** + +NetBSD-7, and all the anterior releases, have no planned fixes. [[!table data=""" -Port |Vendor/Model |MDS |NetBSD-8 |NetBSD-current +Port |Vendor/Model |MDS |NetBSD-8.1 (stable) |NetBSD-current amd64 |Intel |Vulnerable |Fixed [VERW][smtoff] |Fixed [VERW][smtoff] """]] ###Mitigation + The mitigation for MDS depends on the Intel CPU model and available microcode or motherboard BIOS revision. @@ -62,4 +63,4 @@ To manually enable the check, use "sysct will then determine if it can apply the available mitigation. When set to 0, then NetBSD will disable the mitigation. -######Note: "method" will then show a [VERW] if it is enabled, and (none) if not. +Note: "method" will then show a "[VERW]" if it is enabled, and "(none)" if not.