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CVE-2020-8694

Insufficient access control in the Linux kernel driver for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

Published: Nov 12, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDU csafNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
5.5CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 64.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Intel has published information on vulnerabilities in Intel products in November 2020. This advisory lists the Siemens IPC related products, that are affected by these vulnerabilities. In this advisory we take a representative CVE from each advisory: - “Intel CSME, SPS, TXE, AMT and DAL Advisory” Intel-SA-00391 is represented by CVE-2020-8745 - “Intel RAPL Interface Advisory” Intel-SA-00389 is represented by CVE-2020-8694 - “Intel Processor Advisory” Intel-SA-00381 is represented by CVE-2020-8698, and - “BIOS Advisory” Intel-SA-00358 is represented by CVE-2020-0590. Siemens has released updates for the affected products and recommends to update to the latest versions.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

Debian GNU/LinuxСообщество свободного программного обеспечения
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Astra Linux Special EditionООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
7th Generation Intel CoreIntel Corp.
EmbeddedFirmware
Hardware Firmware / cpu-gpu
8th Generation Intel CoreIntel Corp.
EmbeddedFirmware
Hardware Firmware / cpu-gpu
9th Generation Intel CoreIntel Corp.
Firmware
Hardware Firmware / cpu-gpu
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf
ооо «русбитех-астра»commercialRUOperating Systemsaka rusbitech-astra
intel corp.commercialUSHardware Firmwareaka intel
and 311 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-8694
cve.mitre.org
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=949dd0104c496fa7c14991a23c03c62e44637e71
git.kernel.org
https://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.206
kernel.org
and 34 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Nov 12, 2020
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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