[Info-vax] Intel x86-64 Processor Design Security Vulnerability?

[Jan-Erik Soderholm]

Den 2018-01-10 kl. 19:13, skrev Stephen Hoffman:
> On 2018-01-02 16:20:27 +0000, Stephen Hoffman said:
> 
>> There's speculation around a potential security vulnerability...
> 
> 
> "SUPPORT COMMUNICATION - SECURITY BULLETIN
> Document ID: hpesbhf03805en_us
> Version: 1
> HPESBHF03805 rev.4 - Certain HPE products using Microprocessors from Intel, 
> AMD, and ARM, with Speculative Execution, Elevation of Privilege and 
> Information Disclosure
> 
> NOTICE: The information in this Security Bulletin should be acted upon as 
> soon as possible.
> 
> Release Date: 2018-01-05
> Last Updated: 2018-01-09
> Potential Security Impact: Local: Disclosure of Information, Elevation of 
> Privilege
> Source: Hewlett Packard Enterprise, HPE Product Security Response Team
> 
> VULNERABILITY SUMMARY
> On January 3 2018, side-channel security vulnerabilities involving 
> speculative execution were publicly disclosed. These vulnerabilities may 
> impact the listed HPE products, potentially leading to information 
> disclosure and elevation of privilege. Mitigation and resolution of these 
> vulnerabilities may call for both an operating system update, provided by 
> the OS vendor, and a system ROM update from HPE."
> 
> ....
> 
> https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03805en_us
>

Revision history for the page below.
Is it rev.4 or the latest that is current? :-)


HISTORY

     Version:1 (rev.1) - 4 January 2018 Initial release
     Version:2 (rev.2) - 5 January 2018 Added additional impacted products
     Version:3 (rev.3) - 10 January 2018 Added more impacted products
     Version:4 (rev.4) - 9 January 2018 Fixed product ID