CVE-2018-12203
Published: 14 March 2019
Denial of service vulnerability in Platform Sample/ Silicon Reference firmware for 8th Generation Intel Core Processor, 7th Generation Intel Core Processor may allow privileged user to potentially execute arbitrary code via local access.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| sbeattie | it is unclear whether this issue is addressed in cpu microcode or in other firmware, but if it is in cpu microcode, subsequent updates have addressed the issue. |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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intel-microcode Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(3.20190514.0ubuntu0.18.04.2)
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| cosmic |
Released
(3.20190514.0ubuntu0.18.10.1)
|
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| disco |
Not vulnerable
(3.20190312.1)
|
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| trusty |
Released
(3.20190514.0ubuntu0.14.04.1)
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
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| xenial |
Released
(3.20190514.0ubuntu0.16.04.1)
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 6.7 |
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | High |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |