CVE-2023-20593 Affecting iwl6000g2a-firmware package, versions <999:18.168.6.1-999.20.el8


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

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

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-IWL6000G2AFIRMWARE-5807458
  • published27 Jul 2023
  • disclosed24 Jul 2023

Introduced: 24 Jul 2023

CVE-2023-20593  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 iwl6000g2a-firmware to version 999:18.168.6.1-999.20.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2023-12655.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream iwl6000g2a-firmware package and not the iwl6000g2a-firmware package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle: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 Base Scores

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