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IBM AIX: power9_advisory (CVE-2020-4788): Vulnerability in IBM POWER9 affects AIX

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IBM AIX: power9_advisory (CVE-2020-4788): Vulnerability in IBM POWER9 affects AIX

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
11/19/2020
Created
11/21/2020
Added
11/20/2020
Modified
12/08/2020

Description

IBM Power9 (AIX 7.1, 7.2, and VIOS 3.1) processors could allow a local user to obtain sensitive information from the data in the L1 cache under extenuating circumstances. IBM X-Force ID: 189296.

Solution(s)

  • ibm-aix-power9_advisory

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