The remote Debian 10 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-3537 advisory.

    - -----------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3537-1              debian-lts@lists.debian.org     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                      Utkarsh Gupta     August 22, 2023                             https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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    Package        : intel-microcode     Version        : 3.20230808.1~deb10u1     CVE ID         : CVE-2022-40982 CVE-2022-41804 CVE-2023-23908     Debian Bug     : 1043305

    This update ships updated CPU microcode for some types of Intel CPUs     and provides mitigations for security vulnerabilities.

    CVE-2022-40982

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

        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.

    CVE-2022-41804

        Unauthorized error injection in Intel SGX or Intel TDX for some         Intel Xeon Processors which may allow a local user to potentially         escalate privileges.

    CVE-2023-23908

        Improper access control in some 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable         processors may result in an information leak.

    For Debian 10 buster, these problems have been fixed in version     3.20230808.1~deb10u1.

    We recommend that you upgrade your intel-microcode packages.

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

    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

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Debian dla-3537 : intel-microcode - security update

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