CVE-2023-23908 Information disclosure in 3rd Generation Intel(R) Xeon(R) Scalable processors

What is CVE-2023-23908?

CVE-2023-23908 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 11 Aug 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper access control in some 3rd Generation Intel(R) Xeon(R) Scalable processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-23908?

It affects 139 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Intel Microcode, Intel Xeon D-1513n Firmware, Intel Xeon D-1518 Firmware, Intel Xeon D-1520 Firmware and 133 more.

How do I fix CVE-2023-23908?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2023-23908 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-23908 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2023-23908, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-23908, GHSA-4cmv-5jrx-5j4h, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-23908.