CVE-2020-8694 Information disclosure in Intel(R) Processors
An authenticated local user can exploit insufficient access control in the Intel processor kernel driver to disclose sensitive information.
- 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-2020-8694?
CVE-2020-8694 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) Processors, published on 12 Nov 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8694?
It affects 299 products.
Products include Intel Celeron 3855u Firmware, Intel Celeron 3865u Firmware, Intel Celeron 3955u Firmware, Intel Celeron 3965u Firmware, Intel Celeron 3965y Firmware, Intel Celeron G3900 Firmware and 293 more.
How do I fix CVE-2020-8694?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2020-8694 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8694 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) Processors
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2020-8694, DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8694, GHSA-vf5j-54pj-5cc2, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-8694, USN-4627-1.