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CVE-2023-23908

Improper access control in some 3rd Generation Intel(R) Xeon(R) Scalable processors may allow a privileged user to poten

Improper access control in some 3rd Generation Intel(R) Xeon(R) Scalable processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6 EPSS 0.00013
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-284Improper Access Control
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Affected Products & Versions

57
intel microcode< 20230808
debian linuxall versions
fedoraproject fedoraall versions
intel xeon d-2745nx firmwareall versions
intel xeon d-2757nx firmwareall versions
intel xeon d-2777nx firmwareall versions
intel xeon d-2798nx firmwareall versions
intel xeon d-1702 firmwareall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

6
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · secure@intel.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD11 Aug 2023 · 03:15 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
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Vendor Advisories

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suse-csafSUSE-SU-2025:1032-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:13115-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2023:3382-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2023:3383-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2023:3359-1
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00836.htmlVendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00026.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HKREYYTWUY7ZDNIB2N6H5BUJ3LE5VZPE/Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OL7WI2TJCWSZIQP2RIOLWHOKLM25M44J/Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230824-0003/
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5474Third Party Advisory
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