CVE-2023-20583 Software based Power Side Channel on AMD CPUs
An authenticated attacker can monitor CPU power consumption to leak sensitive information from cache lines on AMD processors.
- 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-2023-20583?
CVE-2023-20583 is a medium-severity vulnerability in AMD Processors, published on 1 Aug 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A potential power side-channel vulnerability in AMD processors may allow an authenticated attacker to monitor the CPU power consumption as the data in a cache line changes over time potentially resulting in a leak of sensitive information.
Weakness: CWE-203
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-20583?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Amd *.
How do I fix CVE-2023-20583?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-20583 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-20583 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-20583 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-52f4-rvv8-64gj.