CVE-2020-8696
Published: 10 November 2020
Improper removal of sensitive information before storage or transfer in some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.
From the Ubuntu security team
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.
Priority
Low
CVSS 3 base score: 2.8
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
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intel-microcode Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Needs triage
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| Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla) |
Released
(3.20201110.0ubuntu0.20.10.1)
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| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) |
Released
(3.20201110.0ubuntu0.20.04.1)
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| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Released
(3.20201110.0ubuntu0.18.04.1)
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| Ubuntu 16.04 ESM (Xenial Xerus) |
Released
(3.20201110.0ubuntu0.16.04.1)
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| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Released
(3.20201110.0ubuntu0.14.04.1)
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