CVE-2020-8696
Moderate
CVE-2020-8696
Improper removal of sensitive information before storage or transfer in some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.
Exploit probability
0.4%
Published
November 12, 2020
Required by
Not available
Last source change
April 16, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2020-8696
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Improper removal of sensitive information before storage or transfer in some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00007.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MAAGIK5CXKBPGY3R4UR5VO56M7MKLZ43/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201113-0006/
- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00381