Information Exposure Affecting intel-ucode package, versions <20190514a-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Snyk's Security Team recommends NVD's CVSS assessment

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    97.55% (100th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ALPINE319-INTELUCODE-6106677
  • published 8 Dec 2023
  • disclosed 4 Jan 2018

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.19 intel-ucode to version 20190514a-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:3.19 relevant fixed versions and status.

Systems with microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and branch prediction may allow unauthorized disclosure of information to an attacker with local user access via a side-channel analysis.

References

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

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

5.6 medium