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CVE-2023-23908: debian debian_linux Improper Access Control

Modified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2023-23908UBUNTU-CVE-2023-23908DEBIAN-CVE-2023-23908
Published 11-08-2023Last modified 13-02-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-23908 is a medium (CVSS 6.0) Improper Access Control vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 16.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 6, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
6.0/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.25%
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 10 · Related 7
DLA-3537-1DSA-5474-1MGASA-2023-0249OPENSUSE-SU-2024:13115-1SUSE-SU-2023:3289-1SUSE-SU-2023:3359-1

Timeline

  1. 11-08-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 13-02-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Improper access control in some 3rd Generation Intel(R) Xeon(R) Scalable processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 5 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.25%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

17%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.25% 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

Affected systems

Version check

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

Intel137 products
Debian2 products
  • intel-microcode< 3.20230808.1~deb12u1 | < 3.20230808.1
  • debian_linuxEOL10.0 | 11.0 | 12.0
Alpine1 product
  • intel-ucode< 20230808-r0
Fedoraproject1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • intel-microcodeAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 3.20230808.0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1 | < 3.20230808.0ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1 | < 3.20230808.0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | < 3.20230808.0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | < 3.20230808.1

5 vendors · 142 products

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