CVE-2023-20593 Affecting kernel-preempt package, versions <5.3.18-150300.59.130.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.09% (40th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES153-KERNELPREEMPT-5856226
  • published24 Aug 2023
  • disclosed23 Aug 2023

Introduced: 23 Aug 2023

CVE-2023-20593  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.3 kernel-preempt to version 5.3.18-150300.59.130.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-preempt package and not the kernel-preempt package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.3 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 Scores

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