Arbitrary Code Injection The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package intel-microcode (opens in a new tab)
Threat Intelligence
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2010-INTELMICROCODE-1041628
- published18 Nov 2020
- disclosed12 Mar 2020
Introduced: 12 Mar 2020
CVE-2020-0551 (opens in a new tab)Amendment
The Ubuntu security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Ubuntu:20.10.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream intel-microcode package and not the intel-microcode package as distributed by Ubuntu.
Load value injection in some Intel(R) Processors utilizing speculative execution may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via a side channel with local access. The list of affected products is provided in intel-sa-00334: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00334.html