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High · 8.5 CVE-2026-20898 EUVD-2026-56509GHSA-x334-5fcx-5jhr

Improper access control in the firmware for some in Alias Checking Trusted Module for some Intel(R) Xeon(R) processors may allow an escalat…

Published Aug 11, 2026 · Updated Aug 12, 2026 · Assigned by intel

Description

Improper access control in the firmware for some in Alias Checking Trusted Module for some Intel(R) Xeon(R) processors may allow an escalation of privilege. Startup code and SMM adversary with a privileged user combined with a high complexity attack may enable escalation of privilege. This result may potentially occur via local access when attack requirements are not present without special internal knowledge and requires no user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (high), integrity (high) and availability (none) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (high), integrity (high) and availability (none) impacts.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
— in Alias Checking Trusted Module for some Intel(R) Xeon(R) processors may allow an escalation of privilege. Startup code and SMM adversary with a privileged user combined with a high complex See references —

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.

Oracle Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Oracle Linux 8 microcode_ctl 4:20260812-1.0.3.el8_10 ELSA-2026-500239

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