# DSA-5474-1: intel-microcode security update

DSA-5474-1, released August 11, 2023, fixes 1 CVE in intel-microcode. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/dsa-5474-1
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Aug 11, 2023
- Priority: Routine (Closes CVE-2022-40982)
- CVEs: 1, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-40982

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [intel-microcode](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/intel-microcode.md) | Debian 11.6 (bullseye) | 3.20230808.1~deb11u1 |
| [intel-microcode](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/intel-microcode.md) | Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 3.20230808.1~deb12u1 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2022-40982](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2022-40982.md) | Routine | intel-microcode: Information exposure through microarchitectural state after transient execution in certain vector execution units for... | 6.5 | 0.0305 |  |

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