VDB
RHEA-2018%3A0690
RHEA-2018%3A0690
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.599999904632568 MEDIUM
Record from OSV · Published March 18, 2025
Red Hat Enhancement Advisory: microcode_ctl bug fix and enhancement update
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| microcode_ctl-debuginfo | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | 2:2.1-29.el7, 2.1-29.el7 |
Risk scores
CVSS 3.0
5.599999904632568
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | microcode_ctl-debuginfo | 0, 0 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | microcode_ctl | 0, 0 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation | microcode_ctl-debuginfo | 0, 0 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | microcode_ctl-debuginfo | 0, 0 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation | microcode_ctl | 0, 0 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | microcode_ctl-debuginfo | 0, 0 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | microcode_ctl | 0, 0 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | microcode_ctl | 0, 0 |
Timeline
- Apr 10, 2018 CVE Published
- Nov 21, 2025 CVE Updated
- Apr 30, 2026 Security Advisory (2 in total, the first dated here)
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References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2018:0690 advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7/html/7.5_Release_Notes/index.html article
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1502360 report
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2018/rhea-2018_0690.json advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5715 report
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1519780 report
- https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/speculativeexecution article
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5715 advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5715 advisory
- https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2018/01/reading-privileged-memory-with-side.html article
- https://meltdownattack.com article
- https://spectreattack.com/ article