Improper Zeroization of Hardware Register Affecting iwl105-firmware package, versions <0:18.168.6.1-117.el8_8.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
5.19% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-IWL105FIRMWARE-5909148
  • published26 Jul 2023
  • 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:8 iwl105-firmware to version 0:18.168.6.1-117.el8_8.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2023:5245.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream iwl105-firmware package and not the iwl105-firmware package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL: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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