CVE-2020-4788

Summary

CVECVE-2020-4788
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-11-20 04:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 03:23:00 UTC
DescriptionIBM Power9 (AIX 7.1, 7.2, and VIOS 3.1) processors could allow a local user to obtain sensitive information from the data in the L1 cache under extenuating circumstances. IBM X-Force ID: 189296.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 32 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 33 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 32 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 33 All All All
Operating System Ibm Aix 7.1.0 All All All
Operating System Ibm Aix 7.1.5 All All All
Operating System Ibm Aix 7.2.0 All All All
Operating System Ibm Aix 7.2.3 All All All
Operating System Ibm Aix 7.2.4 All All All
Operating System Ibm Aix 7.2.5 All All All
Operating System Ibm Aix 7.1.0 All All All
Operating System Ibm Aix 7.1.5 All All All
Operating System Ibm Aix 7.2.0 All All All
Operating System Ibm Aix 7.2.3 All All All
Operating System Ibm Aix 7.2.4 All All All
Operating System Ibm Aix 7.2.5 All All All
Operating System Ibm Power9 - All All All
Operating System Ibm Power9 - All All All
Application Ibm Vios 3.1.0 All All All
Application Ibm Vios 3.1.1 All All All
Application Ibm Vios 3.1.2 All All All
Operating System Ibm Vios 3.1.0 All All All
Operating System Ibm Vios 3.1.1 All All All
Operating System Ibm Vios 3.1.2 All All All
Operating System Ibm Vios 3.1.0 All All All
Operating System Ibm Vios 3.1.1 All All All
Operating System Ibm Vios 3.1.2 All All All
Application Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Binding Support Function 22.1.3 All All All
Application Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Network Exposure Function 22.1.1 All All All
Application Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Policy 22.2.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] Fedora 32 Update: kernel-5.9.10-100.fc32 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 33 Update: kernel-5.9.10-200.fc33 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
Security Bulletin: IBM has released AIX and VIOS iFixes in response to a vulnerability in IBM POWER9 (CVE-2020-4788) CONFIRM www.ibm.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE-2020-4788: Speculation on incompletely validated data on IBM Power9 MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - CVE-2020-4788: Speculation on incompletely validated data on IBM Power9 MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 32 Update: kernel-5.9.10-100.fc32 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 33 Update: kernel-5.9.10-200.fc33 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2022 N/A www.oracle.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 159276 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2021-9305)
  • 159280 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for Unbreakable Enterprise kernel-container (ELSA-2021-9308)
  • 159825 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for kernel (ELSA-2022-1988)
  • 240298 Red Hat Update for kernel security (RHSA-2022:1988)
  • 330083 IBM AIX Vulnerabilities in power9 (power9_advisory)
  • 670185 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2021-1684)
  • 750376 OpenSUSE Security Update for RT kernel (openSUSE-SU-2021:0242-1)
  • 750428 OpenSUSE Security Update for the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-SU-2021:0075-1)
  • 750488 OpenSUSE Security Update for the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-SU-2020:2260-1)
  • 750508 OpenSUSE Security Update for the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-SU-2020:2193-1)
  • 750518 OpenSUSE Security Update for the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-SU-2020:2161-1)
  • 751437 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:3876-1)
  • 751441 OpenSUSE Security Update for the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-SU-2021:3876-1)
  • 751451 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:3935-1)
  • 940517 AlmaLinux Security Update for kernel (ALSA-2022:1988)
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