CVE-2020-12912
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2020-11-12 19:08
Modified
2024-08-04 12:11
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
psirt@amd.comhttps://www.amd.com/en/corporate/product-securityVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/product-securityVendor Advisory
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