PT-2020-4906 · Linux+6 · Linux Kernel+6

Published

2020-11-10

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Updated

2025-10-11

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CVE-2020-8694

CVSS v3.1

5.6

Medium

VectorAV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description: The issue is related to insufficient access control in the Linux kernel driver for some Intel(R) Processors. This may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access. The vulnerability is associated with deficiencies in access control, which can be exploited by an attacker to gain access to confidential data.
Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Improper Access Control

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2022-1536
ALT-PU-2022-3092
ALT-PU-2023-8026
ALT-PU-2023-8027
BDU:2020-05481
CVE-2020-8694
DLA-2483-1
DLA-2494-1
MGASA-2020-0422
MGASA-2021-0030
MGASA-2021-0031
OESA-2021-1086
OESA-2021-1087
OPENSUSE-SU-2020:1906-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2020:2112-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2020_1906-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2020_2112-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2021:0242-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2021_0242-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10728-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:13469-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:13704-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2025:15589-1
SUSE-SU-2020:3272-1
SUSE-SU-2020:3273-1
SUSE-SU-2020:3326-1
SUSE-SU-2020:3484-1
SUSE-SU-2020:3501-1
SUSE-SU-2020:3503-1
SUSE-SU-2020:3512-1
SUSE-SU-2020:3513-1
SUSE-SU-2020:3522-1
SUSE-SU-2020:3532-1
SUSE-SU-2020:3544-1
SUSE-SU-2020:3651-1
SUSE-SU-2020:3670-1
SUSE-SU-2020:3713-1
SUSE-SU-2020:3715-1
SUSE-SU-2023:4625-1
SUSE-SU-2023:4936-1
SUSE-SU-2025:03540-1
SUSE-SU-2025:03545-1
USN-4626-1
USN-4627-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux
Astra Linux
Intel Processors
Linuxmint
Linux Kernel
Suse
Ubuntu