Medium severity · published Aug 11, 2023
CVE-2023-23908
Improper access control in some 3rd Generation Intel(R) Xeon(R) Scalable processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access
4.4
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Improper access control in some 3rd Generation Intel(R) Xeon(R) Scalable processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 16% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
10.0; 11.0; 12.0 · source: NVD
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
37; 38 · source: NVD
MI
Microcode · Intel
before 20230808 · source: NVD
XD
Xeon D-1602 Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
XD
Xeon D-1622 Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
XD
Xeon D-1623n Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
XD
Xeon D-1627 Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
XD
Xeon D-1633n Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
XD
Xeon D-1637 Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
XD
Xeon D-1649n Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
XD
Xeon D-1653n Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
XD
Xeon D-1702 Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23908
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-23908
Vendor Advisory
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00836.html
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00026.html
Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HKREYYTWUY7ZDNIB2N6H5BUJ3LE5VZPE/
Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OL7WI2TJCWSZIQP2RIOLWHOKLM25M44J/
security.netapp.com
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230824-0003/
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5474
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