Updated microcode package fixes security vulnerabilities
Publication date: 13 Nov 2020Modification date: 13 Nov 2020
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases : 7
CVE: CVE-2020-8694 , CVE-2020-8695 , CVE-2020-8696 , CVE-2020-8698
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. (CVE-2020-8694)
Observable discrepancy in the RAPL interface for some Intel(R) Processors may
allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local
access. (CVE-2020-8695)
Improper removal of sensitive information before storage or transfer in some
Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable
information disclosure via local access. (CVE-2020-8696)
Improper isolation of shared resources in some Intel(R) Processors may allow
an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local
access. (CVE-2020-8698)
References
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=27597
- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00389.html
- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00381.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:5085
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26995
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-8694
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-8695
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-8696
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-8698
SRPMS
7/nonfree
- microcode-0.20201110-1.mga7.nonfree