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CVE-2020-24512 (GCVE-0-2020-24512)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-06-09 18:53 – Updated: 2024-08-04 15:12
VLAI
Summary
Observable timing discrepancy in some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.
Severity
3.3 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • information disclosure
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a Intel(R) Processors Affected: See references
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