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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2021-0146): Intel Microcode vulnerabilities

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Nov 17, 2021
Added
Mar 22, 2023
Modified
Apr 16, 2026

Description

Hardware allows activation of test or debug logic at runtime for some Intel(R) processors which may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via physical access.

Solutions

ubuntu-pro-upgrade-intel-microcodeubuntu-upgrade-intel-microcode
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