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Cisco Releases Security Update

Cisco has released a security updates to address vulnerabilities in their modern microprocessors which allows an attacker to perform side-channel information disclosure attacks.
Threat ID:
CC-2180
Category:
Threat Severity:
Low
Threat Vector:
Published:
28 March 2018 12:00 AM
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Summary

Cisco has released a security updates to address vulnerabilities in their modern microprocessors which allows an attacker to perform side-channel information disclosure attacks.

Threat details

It also addresses vulnerabilities in Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XE Software which could allow a remote attacker to take control of the affected system and perform Denial of Service attack.

Remediation advice

Users and administrators are encouraged to review the Cisco Security Advisories and apply the necessary updates:

Last edited: 17 February 2020 12:39 pm