CVE-2021-0089
What it is
Observable response discrepancy in some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authorized user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure.
- Exploit odds
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.4% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 6.5 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.4% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-203
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Debian Linux 10.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora 33
- Fedoraproject Fedora 34
- Intel Pentium Processors Firmware
- Intel Celeron Processors Firmware
- Intel Xeon Processors Firmware
- Intel Core Processors Firmware
- Intel Itanium Processors Firmware
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 6.5
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2021-0089.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2021-0089. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00516.html
- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00516.html
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/06/10/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/06/10/10
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/06/10/11
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/H36U6CNREC436W6GYO7QUMJIVEA35SCV/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SVA2NY26MMXOODUMYZN5DCU3FXMBMBOB/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-30
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4931
- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00516.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/06/10/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/06/10/10
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/06/10/11
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/H36U6CNREC436W6GYO7QUMJIVEA35SCV/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SVA2NY26MMXOODUMYZN5DCU3FXMBMBOB/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-30
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4931
- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00516.html