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Alma Linux: CVE-2020-0543: Important: microcode_ctl security, bug fix and enhancement update (ALSA-2021-3027)

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Jun 15, 2020
Added
May 4, 2022
Modified
Mar 31, 2026

Description

Incomplete cleanup from specific special register read operations in some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

Solution

alma-upgrade-microcode_ctl
Title
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