Improper Zeroization of Hardware Register Affecting iwl6000-firmware package, versions <0:9.221.4.1-117.amzn2023.0.4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
5.07% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-IWL6000FIRMWARE-5836855
  • published10 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:2023 iwl6000-firmware to version 0:9.221.4.1-117.amzn2023.0.4 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2023-284.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream iwl6000-firmware package and not the iwl6000-firmware package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 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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