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CVE-2020-8696

First published: Thu Oct 22 2020(Updated: )

A flaw was found in the implementation of Intel Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) where a local authenticated attacker with the ability to execute AVX instructions is able to gather AVX register state from previous AVX executions. This could allow information disclosure of AVX register state.

Credit: secure@intel.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Microcode
Intel Celeron 3855U Firmware
Intel Celeron 3865U firmware
Intel Celeron 3955U Firmware
Intel Celeron 3965U
Intel Celeron 3965Y Firmware
Intel Celeron G5305U
Intel Celeron G3900T
Intel Celeron G3900T Firmware
Intel Celeron G3900TE Firmware
Intel Celeron G3902E Firmware
Intel Celeron G3920 Firmware
Intel Celeron G3920T Firmware
Intel Celeron G3930 Firmware
Intel Celeron G3930TE Firmware
Intel Celeron G3940 firmware
Intel Celeron G4900
Intel Celeron G4900T Firmware
Intel Celeron G4920 Firmware
Intel Celeron G5205U firmware
Intel Celeron G5305U
Intel Core i5-4205U
Intel Core i5-5405U
Intel Core i5-8269U
Intel Core i3-10100TE Firmware
Intel Core i3-10110u
Intel Core i3-6100E firmware
Intel Core i3-6100E firmware
Intel Core i3-6100h firmware
Intel Core i3-6100T
Intel Core i3-6100TE Firmware
Intel Core i3-6100U firmware
Intel Core i3-6102E Firmware
Intel Core i3-6110U Firmware
Intel Core i3-6120
Intel Core i3-6120T Firmware
Intel Core i3-6167u firmware
Intel Core i3-6300 Firmware
Intel Core i3-6300T
Intel Core i3-6320
Intel Core i3-6320T Firmware
Intel Core i3-7007U Firmware
Intel Core i3-7020U Firmware
Intel Core i3-7100e Firmware
Intel Core i3-7100h firmware
Intel Core i3-7100U
Intel Core i3-7101E Firmware
Intel Core i3-7101TE Firmware
Intel Core i3-7102E Firmware
Intel Core i3-7110U Firmware
Intel Core i3-7120
Intel Core i3-7120T Firmware
Intel Core i3-7130U Firmware
Intel Core i3-7167U Firmware
Intel Core i3-7320T Firmware
Intel Core i3-7340
Intel Core i3-8000 Firmware
Intel Core i3-8000T Firmware
Intel Core i3-8020 Firmware
Intel Core i3-8100H Firmware
Intel Core i3-8100H Firmware
Intel Core i3-8100T Firmware
Intel Core i3-8109U Firmware
Intel Core i3-8120 Firmware
Intel Core i3-8130U Firmware
Intel Core i3-8145u firmware
Intel Core i3 8300 Firmware
Intel Core i3-8300T Firmware
Intel Core i3-8350K
Intel Core i5-10110Y firmware
Intel Core i5-10210U firmware
Intel Core i5-10210Y Firmware
Intel Core i5-10310Y Firmware
Intel Core i5-10400H firmware
Intel Core i5-6200U firmware
Intel Core i5-6210U Firmware
Intel Core i5-6260U firmware
Intel Core i5-6267U Firmware
Intel Core i5-6287U Firmware
Intel Core i5-6300HQ firmware
Intel Core i5-6300U firmware
Intel Core i5-6310U Firmware
Intel Core i5-6350HQ Firmware
Intel Core i5-6360U Firmware
Intel Core i5-6400 Firmware
Intel Core i5-6400T Firmware
Intel Core i5-6440EQ Firmware
Intel Core i5-6440HQ Firmware
Intel Core i5-6442EQ Firmware
Intel Core i5-6500 firmware
Intel Core i5-6500T Firmware
Intel Core i5-6500TE Firmware
Intel Core i5-6600
Intel Core i5-6600K Firmware
Intel Core i5-6600T Firmware
Intel Core i5-7200U firmware
Intel Core i5-7210U Firmware
Intel Core i5-7260U firmware
Intel Core i5-7267U Firmware
Intel Core i5-7287U firmware
Intel Core i5-7300HQ Firmware
Intel Core i5-7300U firmware
Intel Core i5-7360U Firmware
Intel Core i5-7400t
Intel Core i5-7400T
Intel Core i5-7440EQ Firmware
Intel Core i5-7440HQ
Intel Core i5-7442EQ Firmware
Intel Core i5-7500 firmware
Intel Core i5-7500t firmware
Intel Core i5-7500U firmware
Intel Core i5-7600
Intel Core i5-7600K firmware
Intel Core i5-7600t firmware
Intel Core i5-7640X Firmware
Intel Core i5-7y54 firmware
Intel Core i5-7y57 firmware
Intel Core i5-8200Y
Intel Core i5-8210Y Firmware
Intel Core i5-8250U Firmware
Intel Core i5-8259U Firmware
Intel Core i5-8265U Firmware
Intel Core i5-8300H firmware
Intel Core i5-8305G Firmware
Intel Core i5-8310Y Firmware
Intel Core i5-8350U firmware
Intel Core i5-8365UE Firmware
Intel Core i5-8400
Intel Core i5-8400B
Intel Core i5-8400H Firmware
Intel Core i5-8400T firmware
Intel Core i5-8420 Firmware
Intel Core i5-8420T Firmware
Intel Core i5-8500B Firmware
Intel Core i5-8500
Intel Core i5-8500T
Intel Core i5-8550
Intel Core i5-8600 Firmware
Intel Core i5-8600K Firmware
Intel Core i5-8600T Firmware
Intel Core i5-8650 firmware
Intel Core i5-8650K
Intel Core i5-9300H
Intel Core i5-9400
Intel Core i5-9400F
Intel Core i5-9400H Firmware
Intel Core i5-9600K
Intel Core i5-9600KF
Intel Core i7-10510U Firmware
Intel Core i7-10510Y Firmware
Intel Core i7-10610U Firmware
Intel Core i7-6500U firmware
Intel Core i7-6510U firmware
Intel Core i7-6560U Firmware
Intel Core i7-6567U Firmware
Intel Core i7-6600U Firmware
Intel Core i7-6650U Firmware
Intel Core i7-6660U
Intel Core i7-6700 firmware
Intel Core i7-6700HQ firmware
Intel Core i7-6700k firmware
Intel Core i7-6700T firmware
Intel Core i7-6700TE Firmware
Intel Core i7-6770HQ firmware
Intel Core i7-6820EQ
Intel Core i7-6820hk firmware
Intel Core i7-6820hq firmware
Intel Core i7-6822EQ firmware
Intel Core i7-6870HQ firmware
Intel Core i7-6920HQ
Intel Core i7-6970HQ firmware
Intel Core i7-7500U
Intel Core i7-7510U
Intel Core i7-7560U firmware
Intel Core i7-7567U Firmware for Windows
Intel Core i7-7600U Firmware
Intel Core i7-7640X Firmware
Intel Core i7-7660U Firmware
Intel Core i7-7700T
Intel Core i7-7700HQ firmware
Intel Core i7-7700k firmware
Intel Core i7-7700T
Intel Core i7-7740X
Intel Core i7-7800X firmware
Intel Core i7-7820EQ firmware
Intel Core i7-7820hk firmware
Intel Core i7-7820HQ firmware
Intel Core i7-7820X Firmware
Intel Core i7-7920HQ Firmware
Intel Core i7-7Y75 firmware
Intel Core i7-8500Y Firmware
Intel Core i7-8510Y Firmware
Intel Core i7-8550U firmware
Intel Core i7-8557U Firmware for Windows
Intel Core i7-8559U Firmware for Windows
Intel Core i7-8560U Firmware
Intel Core i7-8565U firmware
Intel Core i7-8569U Firmware
Intel Core i7-8650U Firmware
Intel Core i7-8665U firmware
Intel Core i7-8670
Intel Core i7-8670T
Intel Core i7-8700b firmware
Intel Core i7-8700b firmware
Intel Core i7-8700K
Intel Core i7-8700T firmware
Intel Core i7-8705G firmware
Intel Core i7-8706g firmware
Intel Core i7-8709G Firmware
Intel Core i7-8750H
Intel Core i7-8750HF Firmware
Intel Core i7-8809G Firmware
Intel Core i7-8850H firmware
Intel Core i7-9700KF
Intel Core i7-9700KF Firmware
Intel Core i7-9750HF
Intel Core i7-9850HL
Intel Core i9-10900X Firmware
Intel Core i9-10920X X-Series
Intel Core i9-10940X X-Series
intel i9-7900x firmware
Intel Core i9-7920X Firmware
Intel Core i9-7940X Firmware
Intel Core i9-7960X Firmware
Intel Core i9-7980XE Firmware
Intel Core i9-8950HK Firmware
Intel Core i9-9800X Firmware
Intel Core i9-9820X Firmware
Intel Core i9-9880H firmware
Intel Core i9-9900K
Intel Core i9-9900KF
Intel Core i9-9900X Firmware
Intel i9-9920X Firmware
Intel Core i9-9940X Firmware
Intel Core i9-9960X X-series
Intel Core i9-9980HK
Intel Core m3-6Y30
Intel Core m3-7Y30 firmware
Intel Core m3-8100Y Firmware
Intel Core m5-6y54 firmware
Intel Core m5-6y57 firmware
Intel Core m7-6y75 firmware
Intel Pentium 4405U Firmware
Intel Pentium 4405Y Firmware
Intel Pentium 4410Y Firmware
Intel Pentium 4415U Firmware
Intel Pentium 4415Y Firmware
Intel Pentium G4400
Intel Pentium G4400T Firmware
Intel Pentium G4400TE Firmware
Intel Pentium G4420
Intel Pentium G4420T
Intel Pentium G4500
Intel Pentium G4500T Firmware
Intel Pentium G4520T Firmware
Intel Pentium G4520T
Intel Pentium G4540
Intel Pentium Gold G5400 Firmware
Intel Pentium Gold G5400T
Intel Pentium Gold G5420 Firmware
Intel Pentium G5420T
Intel Pentium Gold G5500 Firmware
Intel Pentium G5500
Intel Pentium G5600
Intel Pentium Gold G6405U Firmware
Intel Xeon Bronze Processors
Intel Xeon Bronze Processors
Intel Xeon Bronze Processors
Intel Xeon Bronze Processors
Intel Xeon D-2123IT Firmware
Intel Xeon D-2141I
Intel Xeon D-2142IT Firmware
Intel Xeon D-2143IT Firmware
Intel Xeon D-2145NT Firmware
Intel Xeon D-2146NT Firmware
Intel Xeon D-2161I Firmware
Intel Xeon D-2163IT Firmware
Intel Xeon D-2166NT Firmware
Intel Xeon D-2173IT Firmware
Intel Xeon D-2177NT Firmware
Intel Xeon D-2183IT Firmware
Intel Xeon D-2187NT Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2124 Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2124 Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2126G Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2134 Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2136 Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2144G Firmware
Intel Xeon e-2146g firmware
Intel Xeon E-2174G Firmware
Intel Xeon e-2176g firmware
Intel Xeon E-2176M
Intel Xeon E-2184G Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2186G
Intel Xeon e-2186m firmware
Intel Xeon E-2224
Intel Xeon E-2224G Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2226G Firmware
Intel Xeon e-2226ge firmware
Intel Xeon E-2234 Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2236 Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2244G Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2246G Firmware
Intel Xeon e-2254me firmware
Intel Xeon E-2254ML Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2274G Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2276G Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2276M Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2276M
Intel Xeon E-2276ML Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2278G Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2278GE Firmware
Intel Xeon e-2278gel firmware
Intel Xeon E-2284G Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2286G Firmware
Intel Xeon e-2286m firmware
Intel Xeon E-2288G Firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1220 Firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1225 Firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1230 Firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1235L Firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1240 Firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1240L v3
Intel Xeon E3-1245 Firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1260L Firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1268L V3
Intel Xeon E3-1270 Firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1275 Firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1280 Firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1285 Firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1501L Firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1501M Firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1505L V6
Intel Xeon E3-1505M
Intel Xeon E3-1515M Firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6
Intel Xeon E3-1545M Firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1558L Firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1565L Firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1575M Firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1578L Firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1585 Firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1585L Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5115
Intel Xeon Gold 5118
Intel Xeon Gold 5119T Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5120 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5120T
Intel Xeon Gold 5122 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5215 Firmware
Intel Xeon 5215L
Intel Xeon Gold 5215M Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5215R
Intel Xeon Gold 5217 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5218 Firmware
Intel Xeon 5218B
Intel Xeon Gold 5218
Intel Xeon Gold 5218
Intel Xeon Gold 5220
Intel Xeon Gold 5220R Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5220S Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5220T Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5222 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6126
Intel Xeon Gold 6126F
Intel Xeon Gold 6126T
Intel Xeon Gold 6128 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6130
Intel Xeon Gold 6130F Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6130T
Intel Xeon Gold 6132
Intel Xeon Gold 6134
Intel Xeon Gold 6134M
Intel Xeon Gold 6136
Intel Xeon Gold 6138 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6138 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6138T Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6140
Intel Xeon Gold 6140M
Intel Xeon Gold 6142
Intel Xeon 6142f Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6142M
Intel Xeon Gold 6144 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6146 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6148
Intel Xeon Gold 6148
Intel Xeon Gold 6150
Intel Xeon Gold 6152
Intel Xeon Gold 6154 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6222V Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6226 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6230 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6230N
Intel Xeon Gold 6230T Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6234 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6238 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6238L Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6238 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6238T Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6240 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6240
Intel Xeon Gold 6240M Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6240
Intel Xeon Gold 6242 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6244 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6246 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6248 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6252 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6252 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6254 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6262V Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8153 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8158 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8164 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8170 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8170M
Intel Xeon Platinum 8176 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8176 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8176M
Intel Xeon Platinum Processors
Intel Xeon Platinum 8180M
Intel Xeon Platinum 8253 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260Y
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8276M Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8276M Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 9220 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 9222
Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 Firmware
Intel Xeon 9282
Intel Xeon Platinum Processors
Intel Xeon Platinum Processors
Intel Xeon Silver Processors
Intel Xeon Silver 4109T
Intel Xeon Silver 4110 Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4112
Intel Xeon Silver 4114
Intel Xeon Silver 4114T
Intel Xeon Silver 4116
Intel Xeon Silver 4116T Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4208 Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4208 Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4209T Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4210
Intel Xeon Silver 4210R Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4214R firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4214C Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4214R firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4215 Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4216 Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4216 Firmware
Intel Xeon W-2123 Firmware
Intel Xeon W-2125 firmware
Intel Xeon W-2133 Firmware
Intel Xeon W-2135 Firmware
Intel Xeon W-2145 Firmware
Intel Xeon W-2155 Firmware
Intel Xeon W-2175 Firmware
Intel Xeon W
Intel Xeon W-2223 Firmware
Intel Xeon W-2225 Firmware
Intel Xeon W-2235 Firmware
Intel Xeon W
Intel Xeon W-2255 Firmware
Intel Xeon W-2265 Firmware
Intel Xeon W-2275 Firmware
Intel Xeon W-2295 Firmware
Intel Xeon W-3223 Firmware
Intel Xeon W
Intel Xeon W-3235 Firmware
Intel Xeon W-3245 Firmware
Intel Xeon W-3245M Firmware
Intel Xeon W-3265
Intel Xeon W-3265M Firmware
Intel Xeon W-3275 Firmware
Intel Xeon W-3275M Firmware
IBM Data ONTAP
NetApp HCI Compute Node BIOS
NetApp HCI Compute Node
NetApp HCI Storage Node
NetApp HCI Storage Nodes
NetApp SolidFire
NetApp SolidFire & HCI Storage Node
Red Hat Fedora=31
Debian Linux=9.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2020-8696?

    CVE-2020-8696 has been rated as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential for information disclosure.

  • How do I fix CVE-2020-8696?

    To fix CVE-2020-8696, users should update to the latest microcode provided by Intel or apply any available patches from their OS vendor.

  • Who is affected by CVE-2020-8696?

    CVE-2020-8696 affects Intel processors that leverage Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) where previous states can be accessed by an authenticated local attacker.

  • What type of vulnerability is CVE-2020-8696?

    CVE-2020-8696 is an information disclosure vulnerability caused by improper handling of previously executed AVX instructions.

  • Can CVE-2020-8696 be exploited remotely?

    No, CVE-2020-8696 can only be exploited by a local authenticated attacker with access to execute AVX instructions.

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