CVE-2020-12912

Source
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12912
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2020-12912.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2020-12912
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Published
2020-11-12T20:15:15Z
Modified
2025-08-09T20:01:26Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
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Details

A potential vulnerability in the AMD extension to Linux "hwmon" service may allow an attacker to use the Linux-based Running Average Power Limit (RAPL) interface to show various side channel attacks. In line with industry partners, AMD has updated the RAPL interface to require privileged access.

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Affected packages