Information Exposure Affecting iwl100-firmware package, versions <0:39.31.5.1-119.el8_9.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
7.3% (94th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX8-IWL100FIRMWARE-6087720
  • published27 Nov 2023
  • disclosed10 Jan 2024

Introduced: 27 Nov 2023

CVE-2023-20569  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-203  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:8 iwl100-firmware to version 0:39.31.5.1-119.el8_9.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2023:7109.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream iwl100-firmware package and not the iwl100-firmware package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A side channel vulnerability on some of the AMD CPUs may allow an attacker to influence the return address prediction. This may result in speculative execution at an attacker-controlled address, potentially leading to information disclosure.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1