CVE-2018-3640

intel-microcode: Systems with microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and that perform speculative reads of system registers m...

CVE-2018-3640 is fixed in intel-microcode on 1 platform by intel-microcode 3.20180807a.0ubuntu0.18.04.1 (version 3.20180807a.0ubuntu0.18.04.1), released August 14, 2018. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
n/a
Medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0714
94th percentile

Systems with microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and that perform speculative reads of system registers may allow unauthorized disclosure of system parameters to an attacker with local user access via a side-channel analysis, aka Rogue System Register Read (RSRE), Variant 3a.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
intel-microcode · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 3.20180807a.0ubuntu0.18.04.1 intel-microcode 3.20180807a.0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Aug 14, 2018