UBUNTU-CVE-2020-8698

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2020-8698

    Published: 10 Nov 2020Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2020-8698

    Summary:

    Details: Improper isolation of shared resources in some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-8698, https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00381.html, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4628-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8698, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4628-3

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: intel-microcode

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.20201110.0ubuntu0.14.04.1

    Affected versions

    1.20130906.1ubuntu2
    1.20130906.1ubuntu3

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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