Vulnerability · Published Mar 14, 2024 · Assigned by intel
CVE-2023-38575
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Intel(R) Processors. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 19% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 80.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Non-transparent sharing of return predictor targets between contexts in some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authorized user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:9 | microcode_ctl | 4:20240910-1.el9_5 | ALSA-2024:9401 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | intel-ucode | 20240312-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-38575 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | intel-ucode | 20240312-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-38575 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | intel-ucode | 20240312-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-38575 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | intel-ucode | 20240312-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-38575 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | intel-ucode | 20240312-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-38575 |
| Debian:12 | intel-microcode | 3.20240312.1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38575 |
| Debian:13 | intel-microcode | 3.20240312.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38575 |
| Debian:14 | intel-microcode | 3.20240312.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38575 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | microcode_ctl | 4:20240910-1.el9_5 | RLSA-2024:9401 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | intel-microcode | 3.20240514.0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-38575 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | intel-microcode | 3.20240514.0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | USN-6797-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | intel-microcode | 3.20240514.0ubuntu0.24.04.1 | USN-6797-1 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | Intel(R) Processors | some Intel(R) Processors |
Weakness: CWE-1303 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N