Improper Cross-boundary Removal of Sensitive Data Affecting intel-microcode package, versions <3.20201118.1~deb10u1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (16th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN10-INTELMICROCODE-1039248
  • published11 Nov 2020
  • disclosed12 Nov 2020

Introduced: 11 Nov 2020

CVE-2020-8696  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-212  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 intel-microcode to version 3.20201118.1~deb10u1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream intel-microcode package and not the intel-microcode package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

Improper removal of sensitive information before storage or transfer in some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1