Debian project releases patch for intel mds vulnerabilities

In mid-May it was revealed that there were a number of vulnerabilities affecting Intel microprocessors. An update was released fairly quickly, covering the issue. Unfortunately, not all models had access to it, so there are some that are still exposed. This is what the firm seeks to change now, thanks to the Debian Project.

Debian Project Releases Patch for Intel MDS Vulnerabilities

A security patch is released, so that these models that are still vulnerable are protected at all times from threats. So a new version of the code is released.

Security patch

Thanks to this patch that comes from Debian Project, vulnerabilities such as CVE-2018-12126 (MSBDS), CVE-2018-12127 (MLPDS), CVE-2018-12130 (MFBDS), and CVE-2019-11091 (MDSUM) are fixed.) for Sandy Bridge Server and Core-X CPUs. So this is a major upgrade in this regard, in order to protect a large number of Intel models in this way.

It is confirmed that the reason it is launched is to protect those models that in May were left without an update. Therefore, it is recommended to obtain the update as soon as possible, so that these specific models are protected.

To upgrade, just go to the console and type "sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get full-upgrade". In this way, this new version of the firmware will be obtained, which allows having the security patch. It is just a matter of waiting for the packages that are downloaded and then restarting the system. A major update to the Debian Project in this regard.