Improper Zeroization of Hardware Register Affecting iwl105-firmware package, versions <0:18.168.6.1-81.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
5.19% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-IWL105FIRMWARE-5825824
  • published8 Aug 2023
  • disclosed24 Jul 2023

Introduced: 24 Jul 2023

CVE-2023-20593  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-1239  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 iwl105-firmware to version 0:18.168.6.1-81.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2023-2190.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream iwl105-firmware package and not the iwl105-firmware package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue in “Zen 2” CPUs, under specific microarchitectural circumstances, may allow an attacker to potentially access sensitive information.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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