CVE-2020-12912

State: Published
Severity: Not scored
Published: Nov 12, 2020
Updated: Aug 4, 2024
Reserved: May 15, 2020

Description

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.

Scores

The record has no CVSS score.

Weaknesses

CWE-749 Exposed Dangerous Method or Function

Affected Products

Product	Versions
AMD extension to Linux "hwmon" for Zen1 platformsn/a	Each Linux distro determines its own version.Affected

References

https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/product-security

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