CVE-2018-3620

Published: Aug 14, 2018Updated: May 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-203

5.6MEDIUM

NVD MITRE

Description

Systems with microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and address translations may allow unauthorized disclosure of information residing in the L1 data cache to an attacker with local user access via a terminal page fault and a side-channel analysis.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:LAttack Vector

Local

AC:HAttack Complexity

High

PR:LPrivileges Required

Low

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:CScope

Changed

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:NIntegrity

None

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

CWE-203

Affected Products

Siemens AG

commercial·DEaka siemens

commercial·USaka Intel Corp., intel

commercial·RUaka rusbitech-astra

Astra Linux Special EditionOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

Workaround Available

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique

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References

https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/982149

kb.cert.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041451

securitytracker.com

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-06

security.gentoo.org

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