CVE-2023-38575

Public on 2024-03-12
Modified on 2024-03-12
Description
Non-transparent sharing of return predictor targets between contexts in some Intel® Processors may allow an authorized user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.
Severity
Medium severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
6.5
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 1 microcode_ctl No Fix Planned
Amazon Linux 2 - Core microcode_ctl 2024-03-12 ALAS2-2024-2491 Fixed
Amazon Linux 2023 microcode_ctl 2024-03-13 ALAS2023-2024-559 Fixed

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD CVSSv3 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity Red Hat: CVE-2023-38575 Mitre: CVE-2023-38575