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Debian: CVE-2020-8694: linux -- security update

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Severity

CVSS

(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

Published

Nov 12, 2020

Added

Dec 7, 2020

Modified

Mar 30, 2026

Description

Insufficient access control in the Linux kernel driver for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

Solution

debian-upgrade-linux

References

CVE-2020-8694
https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2020-8694
DEBIAN-DLA-2483-1
EUVD-EUVD-2020-29542
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2020-29542

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