Improper Zeroization of Hardware Register Affecting iwl100-firmware package, versions <0:39.31.5.1-81.el7_9


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

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

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-IWL100FIRMWARE-5808638
  • published26 Jul 2023
  • disclosed25 Jul 2023

Introduced: 25 Jul 2023

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 iwl100-firmware to version 0:39.31.5.1-81.el7_9 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream iwl100-firmware package and not the iwl100-firmware package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 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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