5.5

CVE-2020-8694: intel celeron_3855u_firmware

Modified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2020-8694UBUNTU-CVE-2020-8694USN-4627-1
Published 12-11-2020Last modified 04-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-8694 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in intel celeron_3855u_firmware. EPSS estimates a 0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.45%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 32 · Related 27
DLA-2483-1DLA-2494-1MGASA-2020-0422MGASA-2021-0030MGASA-2021-0031OPENSUSE-SU-2020:1906-1

Timeline

  1. 12-11-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.45%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

39%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.45% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Intel160 products
Ubuntu38 products
  • linux< 3.13.0-183.234 | < 4.4.0-194.226 | < 4.15.0-123.126 | < 5.4.0-53.59
  • linux-aws< 4.4.0-1082.86
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.3All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-fips< 4.15.0-2031.32 | All versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.4.0-1069.73+fips2
Alpine1 product
  • intel-ucode< 20201112-r0
Debian1 product
  • linux< 5.9.9-1

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