CVE-2021-0086 Information disclosure in Intel(R) Brand Verification Tool

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

An authorized local user can exploit floating-point operation discrepancies in Intel processors 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
None listed

What is CVE-2021-0086?

CVE-2021-0086 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 9 Jun 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Observable response discrepancy in floating-point operations for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authorized user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

Weakness: CWE-203

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-0086?

It affects 7 products.

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Intel Brand Verification Tool, Intel Celeron Processors Firmware, Intel Core Processors Firmware, Intel Itanium Processors Firmware, Intel Pentium Processors Firmware and 1 more.

How do I fix CVE-2021-0086?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-0086 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-0086 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-0086 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Fedoraproject Fedora vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9j8p-g942-2m9h.

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