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Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2020-12912

CVE-2020-12912

MEDIUM5.5

A potential vulnerability in the AMD extension to Linux "hwmon" service may allow an attacker to use the Linux-based Running Average Power Limit (RAPL) interface to show various side channel attacks

Published Nov 12, 2020

Modified 1 years ago

Details

A potential vulnerability in the AMD extension to Linux "hwmon" service may allow an attacker to use the Linux-based Running Average Power Limit (RAPL) interface to show various side channel attacks. In line with industry partners, AMD has updated the RAPL interface to require privileged access.

References

https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/product-security

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-12912

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Exploitability

Attack Vector

LocalAV:L

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

LowPR:L

User Interaction

NoneUI:N

Scope

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

HighC:H

Integrity

NoneI:N

Availability

NoneA:N

5.5/CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness Type (CWE)

Other

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedNov 12, 2020

ModifiedAug 4, 2024

CVE-2020-12912 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence