CVE-2020-4788 (GCVE-0-2020-4788)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-11-20 03:45 – Updated: 2024-09-16 19:05
VLAI
Summary
IBM 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.
Severity
5.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/PR:N/C:H/AV:L/AC:H/S:U/A:N/I:N/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
CWE
  • Obtain Information
Assigner
ibm
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
IBM VIOS Affected: 3.1
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IBM AIX Affected: 7.1
Affected: 7.2
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Date Public
2020-11-19 00:00
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