CVE-2023-20593 Affecting kernel-default-base package, versions <5.14.21-150400.24.74.1.150400.24.33.3


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-SLES154-KERNELDEFAULTBASE-5819698
  • published4 Aug 2023
  • disclosed3 Aug 2023

Introduced: 3 Aug 2023

CVE-2023-20593  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.4 kernel-default-base to version 5.14.21-150400.24.74.1.150400.24.33.3 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-default-base package and not the kernel-default-base package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.4 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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