CVE-2020-8694 Affecting intel-ucode package, versions <20201112-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Snyk's Security Team recommends NVD's CVSS assessment

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.05% (17th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ALPINE317-INTELUCODE-3139914
  • published 11 Mar 2022
  • disclosed 12 Nov 2020

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.17 intel-ucode to version 20201112-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream intel-ucode package and not the intel-ucode package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.17 relevant fixed versions and status.

Insufficient access control in the Linux kernel driver for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

Recommended
5.5 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    None
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SUSE

5.1 medium
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Red Hat

5.5 medium