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CVE-2020-24512

• Severity: low (CVSS 3.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-06-09 · updated 2026-10-08
• Weakness: CWE-203

Description

Observable timing discrepancy in some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

Affected products

• Debian Linux: 10.0
• Intel Microcode: before 20210608 — fixed in 20210608
• NetApp Fas/Aff Bios: all versions
• NetApp Hci Compute Node Bios: all versions
• NetApp Solidfire Bios: all versions

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel Microcode 20210608. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-309571.pdf
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00022.html
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210611-0005/
• https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4934
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00464.html
• https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-309571.pdf
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00022.html
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210611-0005/
• https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4934
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00464.html

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