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CVE-2023-20569

amd: Return Address Predictor vulnerability leading to information disclosure

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.6

CVSS 3.1

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Published · August 8, 2023

Updated · August 7, 2026

Description

A side channel vulnerability was found in hw amd. Some AMD CPUs may allow an attacker to influence the return address prediction. This issue may result in speculative execution at an attacker-controlled instruction pointer register, potentially leading to information disclosure.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

Mitigation, other than installed the updated packages, for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.6
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

CWE not specified