Bug 699992 (CVE-2018-12207)

Summary:	[TRACKER] Machine Check Error on Page Size Change (IFU) (CVE-2018-12207)
Product:	Gentoo Security	Reporter:	GLSAMaker/CVETool Bot <glsamaker>
Component:	Vulnerabilities	Assignee:	Gentoo Security <security>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	Keywords:	Tracker
Priority:	Normal
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
URL:	https://software.intel.com/security-software-guidance/insights/deep-dive-machine-check-error-avoidance-page-size-change-0
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---
Bug Depends on:	699996, 700000
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Description GLSAMaker/CVETool Bot gentoo-dev

2019-11-13 10:50:13 UTC

CVE-2018-12207 (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12207):
  A flaw was found in computer hardware of the Intel microprocessors related
  to the instruction-side TLB (Translation Lookaside Buffer) that caches
  translations from guest (and host) virtual addresses into physical
  addresses.