USN-4985-1

It was discovered that some Intel processors may not properly invalidate cache entries used by Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d). This may allow a local user to perform a privilege escalation attack. (CVE-2020-24489)

Joseph Nuzman discovered that some Intel processors may not properly apply EIBRS mitigations (originally developed for CVE-2017-5715) and hence may allow unauthorized memory reads via sidechannel attacks. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information, including kernel memory. (CVE-2020-24511)

Travis Downs discovered that some Intel processors did not properly flush cache-lines for trivial-data values. This may allow an unauthorized user to infer the presence of these trivial-data-cache-lines via timing sidechannel attacks. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2020-24512)

It was discovered that certain Intel Atom processors could expose memory contents stored in microarchitectural buffers. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2020-24513)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / intel-microcode

Package

Name: intel-microcode
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/intel-microcode@3.20210608.0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

3.20210608.0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1

Affected versions

1.*

1.20130906.1ubuntu2

1.20130906.1ubuntu3

2.*

2.20140122.1

2.20140430.1ubuntu1

2.20140624-t-1ubuntu2

3.*

3.20180108.0~ubuntu14.04.2

3.20180108.0+really20170707ubuntu14.04.1

3.20180312.0~ubuntu14.04.1

3.20180425.1~ubuntu0.14.04.1

3.20180425.1~ubuntu0.14.04.2

3.20180807a.0ubuntu0.14.04.1

3.20190514.0ubuntu0.14.04.1

3.20190514.0ubuntu0.14.04.2

3.20190618.0ubuntu0.14.04.1

3.20191112-0ubuntu0.14.04.2

3.20191115.1ubuntu0.14.04.1

3.20191115.1ubuntu0.14.04.2

3.20200609.0ubuntu0.14.04.0

3.20200609.0ubuntu0.14.04.1

3.20201110.0ubuntu0.14.04.1

3.20201110.0ubuntu0.14.04.2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "intel-microcode",
            "binary_version": "3.20210608.0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "high"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2020-24489"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2020-24511"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2020-24512"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2020-24513"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / intel-microcode

Package

Name: intel-microcode
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/intel-microcode@3.20210608.0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

3.20210608.0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1

Affected versions

3.*

3.20150121.1

3.20151106.1

3.20170707.1~ubuntu16.04.0

3.20180108.0~ubuntu16.04.2

3.20180108.0+really20170707ubuntu16.04.1

3.20180312.0~ubuntu16.04.1

3.20180425.1~ubuntu0.16.04.1

3.20180425.1~ubuntu0.16.04.2

3.20180807a.0ubuntu0.16.04.1

3.20190514.0ubuntu0.16.04.1

3.20190514.0ubuntu0.16.04.2

3.20190618.0ubuntu0.16.04.1

3.20191112-0ubuntu0.16.04.2

3.20191115.1ubuntu0.16.04.1

3.20191115.1ubuntu0.16.04.2

3.20200609.0ubuntu0.16.04.0

3.20200609.0ubuntu0.16.04.1

3.20201110.0ubuntu0.16.04.1

3.20201110.0ubuntu0.16.04.2

3.20210216.0ubuntu0.16.04.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "intel-microcode",
            "binary_version": "3.20210608.0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "high"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2020-24489"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2020-24511"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2020-24512"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2020-24513"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / intel-microcode

Package

Name: intel-microcode
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/intel-microcode@3.20210608.0ubuntu0.18.04.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

3.20210608.0ubuntu0.18.04.1

Affected versions

3.*

3.20170707.1

3.20171117.1

3.20180108.1

3.20180108.1+really20171117.1

3.20180312.0~ubuntu18.04.1

3.20180425.1~ubuntu0.18.04.1

3.20180425.1~ubuntu0.18.04.2

3.20180807a.0ubuntu0.18.04.1

3.20190514.0ubuntu0.18.04.2

3.20190514.0ubuntu0.18.04.3

3.20190618.0ubuntu0.18.04.1

3.20191112-0ubuntu0.18.04.2

3.20191115.1ubuntu0.18.04.1

3.20191115.1ubuntu0.18.04.2

3.20200609.0ubuntu0.18.04.0

3.20200609.0ubuntu0.18.04.1

3.20201110.0ubuntu0.18.04.1

3.20201110.0ubuntu0.18.04.2

3.20210216.0ubuntu0.18.04.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "intel-microcode",
            "binary_version": "3.20210608.0ubuntu0.18.04.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "high"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2020-24489"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2020-24511"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2020-24512"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2020-24513"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / intel-microcode

Package

Name: intel-microcode
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/intel-microcode@3.20210608.0ubuntu0.20.04.1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

3.20210608.0ubuntu0.20.04.1

Affected versions

3.*

3.20190918.1ubuntu1

3.20191115.1ubuntu1

3.20191115.1ubuntu2

3.20191115.1ubuntu3

3.20200609.0ubuntu0.20.04.0

3.20200609.0ubuntu0.20.04.1

3.20200609.0ubuntu0.20.04.2

3.20201110.0ubuntu0.20.04.1

3.20201110.0ubuntu0.20.04.2

3.20210216.0ubuntu0.20.04.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "intel-microcode",
            "binary_version": "3.20210608.0ubuntu0.20.04.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "high"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2020-24489"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2020-24511"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2020-24512"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2020-24513"
        }
    ]
}