Improper Cross-boundary Removal of Sensitive Data Affecting ucode-intel package, versions <20201110-2.10.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (17th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES152-UCODEINTEL-2697505
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed19 Nov 2020

Introduced: 19 Nov 2020

CVE-2020-8696  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-212  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.2 ucode-intel to version 20201110-2.10.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ucode-intel package and not the ucode-intel package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.2 relevant fixed versions and status.

Improper removal of sensitive information before storage or transfer in some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

CVSS Scores

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