UBUNTU-CVE-2018-12205

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-12205
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-12205.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-12205
Upstream
  • CVE-2018-12205
Published
2019-03-14T20:29:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:37:51.697266Z
Severity
  • 6.8 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

Improper certificate validation in Platform Sample/ Silicon Reference firmware for 8th Generation Intel(R) Core(tm) Processor, 7th Generation Intel(R) Core(tm) Processor may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via physical access.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / intel-microcode

Package

Name
intel-microcode
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/intel-microcode@3.20190514.0ubuntu0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.20190514.0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Affected versions

1.*
1.20130906.1ubuntu2
1.20130906.1ubuntu3
2.*
2.20140122.1
2.20140430.1ubuntu1
2.20140624-t-1ubuntu2
3.*
3.20180108.0~ubuntu14.04.2
3.20180108.0+really20170707ubuntu14.04.1
3.20180312.0~ubuntu14.04.1
3.20180425.1~ubuntu0.14.04.1
3.20180425.1~ubuntu0.14.04.2
3.20180807a.0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.20190514.0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "intel-microcode"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-12205.json"

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / intel-microcode

Package

Name
intel-microcode
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/intel-microcode@3.20190514.0ubuntu0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.20190514.0ubuntu0.16.04.1

Affected versions

3.*
3.20150121.1
3.20151106.1
3.20170707.1~ubuntu16.04.0
3.20180108.0~ubuntu16.04.2
3.20180108.0+really20170707ubuntu16.04.1
3.20180312.0~ubuntu16.04.1
3.20180425.1~ubuntu0.16.04.1
3.20180425.1~ubuntu0.16.04.2
3.20180807a.0ubuntu0.16.04.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.20190514.0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "intel-microcode"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-12205.json"

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / intel-microcode

Package

Name
intel-microcode
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/intel-microcode@3.20190514.0ubuntu0.18.04.2?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.20190514.0ubuntu0.18.04.2

Affected versions

3.*
3.20170707.1
3.20171117.1
3.20180108.1
3.20180108.1+really20171117.1
3.20180312.0~ubuntu18.04.1
3.20180425.1~ubuntu0.18.04.1
3.20180425.1~ubuntu0.18.04.2
3.20180807a.0ubuntu0.18.04.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.20190514.0ubuntu0.18.04.2",
            "binary_name": "intel-microcode"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-12205.json"