CVE-2018-3620 Information disclosure in Multiple
Local attackers can exploit speculative execution flaws to read sensitive data from the L1 cache via side-channel analysis.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-3620?
CVE-2018-3620 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Corporation Multiple, published on 14 Aug 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Systems with microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and address translations may allow unauthorized disclosure of information residing in the L1 data cache to an attacker with local user access via a terminal page fault and a side-channel analysis.
Weakness: CWE-203
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-3620?
It affects 8 products.
Products include Intel Core I3, Intel Core I5, Intel Core I7, Intel Core M, Intel Core M3, Intel Core M5 and 2 more.
How do I fix CVE-2018-3620?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2018-3620 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-3620 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel Corporation Multiple
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2018-3620, DEBIAN-CVE-2018-3620, GHSA-h9mf-j5vf-pc99, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-3620.