Improper Zeroization of Hardware Register Affecting iwl100-firmware package, versions <0:39.31.5.1-117.el8_8.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.06% (25th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-IWL100FIRMWARE-5808568
  • published 26 Jul 2023
  • disclosed 25 Jul 2023

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 iwl100-firmware to version 0:39.31.5.1-117.el8_8.1 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:8 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 Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

5.5 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    None
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Red Hat

6.5 medium
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SUSE

6.2 medium