Description
Privilege escalation vulnerability in Platform Sample/ Silicon Reference firmware for 8th Generation Intel(R) Core Processor, 7th Generation Intel(R) Core Processor may allow privileged user to potentially leverage existing features via local access.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel | Intel Platform Sample / Silicon Reference firmware | Multiple versions. | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | intel-microcode | 3.20190514.0ubuntu0.18.04.2 | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | intel-microcode | 3.20190514.0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | intel-microcode | 3.20190514.0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | — |