Incorrect Default Permissions Affecting intel-microcode package, versions <3.20230214.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Snyk's Security Team recommends NVD's CVSS assessment

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.04% (14th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN13-INTELMICROCODE-5682802
  • published 15 Feb 2023
  • disclosed 16 Feb 2023

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:13 intel-microcode to version 3.20230214.1 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:13 relevant fixed versions and status.

Incorrect default permissions in some memory controller configurations for some Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processors when using Intel(R) Software Guard Extensions which may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

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

7.2 high
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Red Hat

7.2 high