MGASA-2018-0124

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Source
https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0124.html
Import Source
https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0124.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MGASA-2018-0124
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Published
2018-02-08T11:30:47Z
Modified
2018-02-08T10:58:23Z
Summary
Updated gcc packages fix security vulnerability
Details

This update provides and update to 5.5.0 maintenance release and adds support for retpoline, a mitigation technique for CVE-2017-5715 [branch target injection] aka 'Spectre Variant 2' that is needed at least for the kernels.

References
Credits

Affected packages

Mageia:6 / gcc

Package

Name
gcc
Purl
pkg:rpm/mageia/gcc?distro=mageia-6

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.5.0-1.mga6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "section": "core"
}