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

> A privileged local user can exploit improper access control in Intel Xeon processors to disclose sensitive information.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 11 Aug 2023
- **Updated:** 13 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** ALPINE-CVE-2023-23908, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-23908, GHSA-4cmv-5jrx-5j4h, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-23908

## 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 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-23908?

It affects 139 products.


Products: Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Intel Microcode, Intel Xeon D-1513n Firmware, Intel Xeon D-1518 Firmware, Intel Xeon D-1520 Firmware, Intel Xeon D-1521 Firmware, Intel Xeon D-1523n Firmware, Intel Xeon D-1527 Firmware, Intel Xeon D-1528 Firmware, Intel Xeon D-1529 Firmware, Intel Xeon D-1531 Firmware, Intel Xeon D-1533n Firmware, Intel Xeon D-1537 Firmware, Intel Xeon D-1539 Firmware, Intel Xeon D-1540 Firmware, Intel Xeon D-1541 Firmware, Intel Xeon D-1543n Firmware, Intel Xeon D-1548 Firmware, Intel Xeon D-1553n Firmware and 119 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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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-23908 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23908/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23908/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-23908
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23908
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-23908

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.