CVE-2020-4788
Moderate
CVE-2020-4788
IBM Power9 (AIX 7.1, 7.2, and VIOS 3.1) processors could allow a local user to obtain sensitive information from the data in the L1 cache under extenuating circumstances. IBM X-Force ID: 189296.
Exploit probability
0.4%
Published
November 20, 2020
Required by
Not available
Last source change
March 15, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2020-4788
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IBM Power9 (AIX 7.1, 7.2, and VIOS 3.1) processors could allow a local user to obtain sensitive information from the data in the L1 cache under extenuating circumstances. IBM X-Force ID: 189296.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/20/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/23/1
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/189296
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TITJQPYDWZ4NB2ONJWUXW75KSQIPF35T/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZF4OGZPKTAJJXWHPIFP3LHEWWEMR5LPT/
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6370729
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html