Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2017-5754 is a speculative-execution CPU issue that can let a local user infer protected memory through cache side channels. The business risk is data confidentiality on shared or multi-user systems, not remote takeover. The source bundle lists many OS and platform advisories, indicating broad remediation coordination across vendors. Exposure is most relevant where untrusted or separate users share the same physical host, kernel, hypervisor, or managed platform. The bundle names Intel and “Most Modern Operating Systems,” with advisories from Ubuntu, Debian, Gentoo, Red Hat, Microsoft, Citrix, NVIDIA, and others. Prioritize remediation for shared infrastructure and systems running untrusted local workloads. The issue is confidentiality-focused and historically broad, but the provided sources do not show active exploitation. Treat remaining gaps as governance risk, especially in hosting, virtualization, and regulated data environments. Mitigation focus: Apply relevant OS, kernel, hypervisor, firmware, and vendor security updates.; Prioritize shared hosting, virtualization, VDI, CI, and multi-user systems.; Review vendor advisories for platform-specific prerequisites and performance tradeoffs..
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.6 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N1.14CISA-ADPVulnerability scoring details
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5.6MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- USN-3523-1CVE reference, intel · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU
- USN-3525-1CVE reference, intel · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/07/02/july-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletinCVE reference, intel · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- GLSA-201810-06CVE reference, intel · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
- DSA-4082CVE reference, intel · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
- https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX234679CVE reference, intel · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- USN-3540-2CVE reference, intel · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU
- USN-3522-3CVE reference, intel · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/speculativeexecutionCVE reference, intel · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- [debian-lts-announce] 20180107 [SECURITY] [DLA 1232-1] linux security updateCVE reference, intel · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/ADV180002CVE reference, intel · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- USN-3597-1CVE reference, intel · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://security.googleblog.com/2018/01/todays-cpu-vulnerability-what-you-need.htmlCVE reference, intel · x_refsource_MISC
- https://cert.vde.com/en-us/advisories/vde-2018-002CVE reference, intel · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- DSA-4120CVE reference, intel · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K91229003CVE reference, intel · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- USN-3524-2CVE reference, intel · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU
- DSA-4078CVE reference, intel · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-04-01CVE reference, intel · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- RHSA-2018:0292CVE reference, intel · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180104-0001/CVE reference, intel · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.synology.com/support/security/Synology_SA_18_01CVE reference, intel · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://help.ecostruxureit.com/display/public/UADCE725/Security+fixes+in+StruxureWare+Data+Center+Expert+v7.6.0CVE reference, intel · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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