vulnerability
Arch Linux: Information disclosure (CVE-2020-8698)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Nov 12, 2020 | Jul 11, 2025 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Nov 12, 2020
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
Improper isolation of shared resources in some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2020-8698
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2020-8698
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-678983.pdf
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2020-29546
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00007.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MAAGIK5CXKBPGY3R4UR5VO56M7MKLZ43/
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-202102-34
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201113-0006/
- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00381
- CWE-668
- EUVD-EUVD-2020-29546
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