Information Exposure Affecting microcode_ctl-debuginfo package, versions <2:2.1-47.amzn2.1.15


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (37th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-MICROCODECTLDEBUGINFO-5825983
  • published8 Aug 2023
  • disclosed11 Aug 2023

Introduced: 8 Aug 2023

CVE-2022-40982  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 microcode_ctl-debuginfo to version 2:2.1-47.amzn2.1.15 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2023-2195.

NVD Description

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

Information exposure through microarchitectural state after transient execution in certain vector execution units for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

CVSS Scores

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