vulnerability
Arch Linux: Information disclosure (CVE-2020-8694)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Nov 12, 2020 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Nov 12, 2020
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
Description
An information disclosure flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Intel Running Average Power Limit (RAPL) implementation. A local non-privileged attacker could infer secrets by measuring power usage and also infer private data by observing the power usage of calculations performed on the data.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2020-8694
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2020-8694
- URL-https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-678983.pdf
- URL-https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git/commit/?id=7bdb157cdebbf95a1cd94ed2e01b338714075d00
- URL-https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=949dd0104c496fa7c14991a23c03c62e44637e71
- URL-https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00015.html
- URL-https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00027.html
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-202011-10
- URL-https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00389
- URL-https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/09/1
- URL-https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/10/5
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