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Oracle Linux: CVE-2020-8698: ELSA-2020-5083: microcode_ctl security, bug fix, and enhancement update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2020-8698: ELSA-2020-5083: microcode_ctl security, bug fix, and enhancement update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Published
11/10/2020
Created
11/19/2020
Added
11/17/2020
Modified
01/07/2025

Description

Improper isolation of shared resources in some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access. A flaw was found in the CPU microarchitecture where a local attacker is able to abuse a timing issue which may allow them to infer internal architectural state from previous executions on the CPU.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-microcode-ctl

References

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