Information Exposure Affecting iwl5150-firmware package, versions <999:8.24.2.2-999.25.el8


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
7.3% (94th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-IWL5150FIRMWARE-5836403
  • published9 Aug 2023
  • disclosed8 Aug 2023

Introduced: 8 Aug 2023

CVE-2023-20569  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-203  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 iwl5150-firmware to version 999:8.24.2.2-999.25.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2023-12714.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream iwl5150-firmware package and not the iwl5150-firmware package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A side channel vulnerability on some of the AMD CPUs may allow an attacker to influence the return address prediction. This may result in speculative execution at an attacker-controlled address, potentially leading to information disclosure.

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