Improper Zeroization of Hardware Register Affecting iwl3945-firmware package, versions <0:15.32.2.9-81.el7_9


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
5.19% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-IWL3945FIRMWARE-7979478
  • published14 Sept 2024
  • disclosed25 Jul 2023

Introduced: 25 Jul 2023

CVE-2023-20593  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-1239  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 iwl3945-firmware to version 0:15.32.2.9-81.el7_9 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2023:7513.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream iwl3945-firmware package and not the iwl3945-firmware package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 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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