USN-4628-1: intel-microcode Ubuntu

Vulnerability summary

USN-4628-1 is a vulnerability in intel-microcode Ubuntu with no CVSS score yet.

Timeline

1. 11-11-2020
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 29-06-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

intel-microcode vulnerabilities Moritz Lipp, Michael Schwarz, Andreas Kogler, David Oswald, Catherine Easdon, Claudio Canella, and Daniel Gruss discovered that the Intel Running Average Power Limit (RAPL) feature of some Intel processors allowed a side- channel attack based on power consumption measurements. A local attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2020-8695) Ezra Caltum, Joseph Nuzman, Nir Shildan and Ofir Joseff discovered that some Intel(R) Processors did not properly remove sensitive information before storage or transfer in some situations. A local attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2020-8696) Ezra Caltum, Joseph Nuzman, Nir Shildan and Ofir Joseff discovered that some Intel(R) Processors did not properly isolate shared resources in some situations. A local attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2020-8698)

No weakness data has been published for this record.