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High USN-6286-1 3 CVEs

intel-microcode vulnerabilities

Published Aug 14, 2023 · Updated Oct 22, 2026

Summary

Daniel Moghimi discovered that some Intel(R) Processors did not properly clear
microarchitectural state after speculative execution of various instructions. A
local unprivileged user could use this to obtain to sensitive
information. (CVE-2022-40982)

It was discovered that some Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processors did not properly
restrict error injection for Intel(R) SGX or Intel(R) TDX. A local privileged
user could use this to further escalate their privileges. (CVE-2022-41804)

It was discovered that some 3rd Generation Intel(R) Xeon(R) Scalable processors
did not properly restrict access in some situations. A local privileged attacker
could use this to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2023-23908)

Fixed packages 4

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 20.04 LTS 20.04:LTS intel-microcode 3.20230808.0ubuntu0.20.04.1
Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS intel-microcode 3.20230808.0ubuntu0.22.04.1
Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS intel-microcode 3.20230808.0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1
Ubuntu · Pro 18.04 LTS Pro:18.04:LTS intel-microcode 3.20230808.0ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1

Vulnerabilities 3

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-40982
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-41804
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-23908