svn commit: r53029 - head/share/security/advisories

Author: gordon (src committer)
Date: Wed May 15 18:02:16 2019
New Revision: 53029
URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/53029

Log:
  Update version of MDS advisory
  
  Approved by:	so

Modified:
  head/share/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-19:07.mds.asc

Modified: head/share/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-19:07.mds.asc
==============================================================================
--- head/share/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-19:07.mds.asc	Wed May 15 15:23:23 2019	(r53028)
+++ head/share/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-19:07.mds.asc	Wed May 15 18:02:16 2019	(r53029)
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@ For general information regarding FreeBSD Security Adv
 including descriptions of the fields above, security branches, and the
 following sections, please visit <URL:https://security.FreeBSD.org/>.
 
+0.   Revision history
+
+v1.0   2019-05-14  Initial release.
+v1.1   2019-05-15  Fixed date on microcode update package.
+v1.2   2019-05-15  Userland startup microcode update details added.
+                   Add language specifying which manufacturers is affected.
+
 I.   Background
 
 Modern processors make use of speculative execution, an optimization
@@ -45,11 +52,14 @@ IV.  Workaround
 
 No workaround is available.
 
+Only Intel x86 based processors are affected.  x86 processors from other
+manufacturers (eg, AMD) are not believed to be vulnerable.
+
 Systems with users or processors in different trust domains should disable
 Hyper-Threading by setting the machdep.hyperthreading_allowed tunable to 0:
 
 # echo 'machdep.hyperthreading_allowed=0 >> /boot/loader.conf'
-# shutdown
+# shutdown -r +10min "Security update"
 
 V.   Solution
 
@@ -63,15 +73,18 @@ New CPU microcode may be available in a BIOS update fr
 or by installing the devcpu-data package or sysutils/devcpu-data port.
 Ensure that the BIOS update or devcpu-data package is dated after 2019-05-14.
 
-If using the package or port the microcode update can be applied at boot time
-by adding the following lines to the system's /boot/loader.conf:
+If using the package or port the Intel microcode update can be applied at
+boot time (only on FreeBSD 12 and later) by adding the following lines to the
+system's /boot/loader.conf:
 
 cpu_microcode_load="YES"
 cpu_microcode_name="/boot/firmware/intel-ucode.bin"
 
-Microcode updates can also be applied while the system is running.  See
-cpucontrol(8) for details.
+To automatically load microcode during userland startup (supported on all
+FreeBSD versions), add the following to /etc/rc.conf:
 
+microcode_update_enable="YES"
+
 1) To update your vulnerable system via a binary patch:
 
 Systems running a RELEASE version of FreeBSD on the i386 or amd64
@@ -180,19 +193,19 @@ The latest revision of this advisory is available at
 <URL:https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-19:07.mds.asc>
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