The remote Debian 10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-3524 advisory.

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3524-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                        Ben Hutchings     August 10, 2023                               https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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    Package        : linux     Version        : 4.19.289-2     CVE ID         : CVE-2022-40982

    Daniel Moghimi discovered Gather Data Sampling (GDS), a hardware     vulnerability for Intel CPUs which allows unprivileged speculative     access to data which was previously stored in vector registers.

    This mitigation requires updated CPU microcode provided in the     intel-microcode package.

    For details please refer to <https://downfall.page/> and     <https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/developer/articles/technical/software-security-     guidance/technical-documentation/gather-data-sampling.html>.

    For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version     4.19.289-2.

    We recommend that you upgrade your linux packages.

    For the detailed security status of linux please refer to     its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/linux

    Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS     Attachment:
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