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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
Intel Microcode
Intel Celeron 3855U
Intel Celeron 3865U firmware
Intel Celeron 3955U Firmware
Intel Celeron 3965U
Intel Celeron 3965Y Firmware
Intel Celeron G5305U
Intel Celeron G3900T
Intel Celeron G3900
Intel Celeron G3900TE Firmware
Intel Celeron G3902E Firmware
Intel Celeron G3920 Firmware
Intel Celeron G3920T Firmware
Intel Celeron G3930E
Intel Celeron G3930TE Firmware
Intel Celeron G3940 firmware
Intel Celeron G4900
Intel Celeron G4900T Firmware
Intel Celeron G4920 Firmware
Intel Celeron G5205U
Intel Celeron G5305U
Intel Core i5-4205U
Intel Core i5-5405U
Intel Core i5-8269U
Intel Core i3-10100TE
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
Intel Core i3-6300
Intel Core i3-6300T
Intel Core i3-6320
Intel Core i3-6320T
Intel Core i3-7007U Firmware
Intel Core i3-7020U
Intel Core i3-7100e Firmware
Intel Core i3-7100h firmware
Intel Core i3-7100U firmware
Intel Core i3-7101E
Intel Core i3-7101TE Firmware
Intel Core i3-7102E
Intel Core i3-7110U Firmware
Intel Core i3-7120
Intel Core i3-7120T Firmware
Intel Core i3-7130U
Intel Core i3-7167U
Intel core i3-7320t firmware
Intel Core i3-7340
Intel Core i3-8000
Intel Core i3-8000T
Intel Core i3-8020
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
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
Intel Core i5-10310Y Firmware
Intel Core i5-10400H firmware
Intel Core i5-6200U
Intel Core i5-6210U
Intel Core i5-6260u firmware
Intel Core i5-6267U Firmware
Intel Core i5-6287U Firmware
Intel Core i5-6300hq firmware
Intel Core i5-6300U
Intel Core i5-6310U
Intel Core i5-6350HQ Firmware
Intel Core i5-6360U Firmware
Intel Core i5-6400
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
Intel Core i5-6600T
Intel Core i5-7200U
Intel Core i5-7210U
Intel Core i5-7260U firmware
Intel Core i5-7267U Firmware
Intel Core i5-7287U
Intel Core i5-7300HQ Firmware
Intel Core i5-7300U
Intel Core i5-7360U Firmware
Intel Core i5-7400t
Intel Core i5-7400T Firmware
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
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
Intel Core i5-8310Y Firmware
Intel Core i5-8350U
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 i5-8500
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
Intel Core i7-10510Y Firmware
Intel Core i7-10610U Firmware
Intel Core i7-6500U Firmware
Intel Core i7-6510U
Intel Core i7-6560u firmware
Intel Core i7-6567U Firmware
Intel Core i7-6600U
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
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
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
Intel Core i7-7567U
Intel Core i7-7600U
Intel Core i7-7640X
Intel Core i7-7660U firmware
Intel Core i7-7700T
Intel Core i7-7700HQ
Intel Core i7-7700k firmware
Intel Core i7-7700T
Intel Core i7-7740X
Intel Core i7-7800X firmware
Intel Core i7-7820EQ
Intel Core i7-7820hk firmware
Intel Core i7-7820HQ
Intel Core i7-7820X
Intel Core i7-7920HQ
Intel Core i7-7Y75
Intel Core i7-8500Y Firmware
Intel Core i7-8510Y Firmware
Intel Core i7-8550U firmware
Intel Core i7-8557U
Intel Core i7-8559U
Intel Core i7-8560U Firmware
Intel Core i7-8565U firmware
Intel Core i7-8569U Firmware
Intel Core i7-8650U Firmware
Intel Core i7-8665U
Intel Core i7-8670
Intel Core i7-8670T
Intel Core i7-8700 Firmware
Intel Core i7-8700 Firmware
Intel Core i7-8700K
Intel Core i7-8700T Firmware
Intel Core i7-8705G
Intel Core i7-8706g firmware
Intel Core i7-8709G
Intel Core i7-8750H
Intel Core i7-8750HF
Intel Core i7-8809g Firmware
Intel Core i7-8850H
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
Intel Core i9-10940X
Intel Core i9-7900X Firmware
Intel Core i9-7920X
Intel Core i9-7940X Firmware
Intel Core i9-7960X
Intel Core i9-7980XE
Intel Core i9-8950HK
Intel Core i9-9800X Firmware
Intel Core i9-9820X Firmware
Intel Core i9-9880H
Intel Core i9-9900K
Intel Core i9-9900KF
Intel Core i9-9900X X-series
Intel Core i9-9920X firmware
Intel Core i9-9940X firmware
Intel Core i9-9960X Firmware
Intel Core i9-9980HK
Intel Core m3-6Y30
Intel Core m3-7y30 firmware
Intel Core m3-8100Y
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 G5400
Intel Pentium Gold G5400T
Intel Pentium G5420
Intel Pentium G5420T
Intel Pentium G5500
Intel Pentium G5500
Intel Pentium G5600
Intel Pentium Gold G6405U
Intel Xeon Bronze Processors
Intel Xeon Bronze Processors
Intel Xeon Bronze Processors
Intel Xeon Bronze Processors
Intel Xeon D-2123IT
Intel Xeon D-2141I
Intel Xeon D-2142IT
Intel Xeon D-2143IT Firmware
Intel Xeon D-2145NT Firmware
Intel Xeon D-2146NT
Intel Xeon D-2161I
Intel Xeon D-2163IT Firmware
Intel Xeon D-2166NT
Intel Xeon D-2173IT Firmware
Intel Xeon D-2177NT
Intel Xeon D-2183IT Firmware
Intel Xeon D-2187NT Firmware
Intel Xeon e-2124
Intel Xeon e-2124g
Intel Xeon e-2126g
Intel Xeon e-2134
Intel Xeon e-2136
Intel Xeon e-2144g
Intel Xeon e-2146g
Intel Xeon e-2174g
Intel Xeon e-2176g
Intel Xeon e-2176m
Intel Xeon E-2184G Firmware
Intel Xeon e-2186g
Intel Xeon e-2186m
Intel Xeon e-2224
Intel Xeon e-2224g
Intel Xeon e-2226g
Intel Xeon e-2226ge
Intel Xeon e-2234
Intel Xeon e-2236
Intel Xeon e-2244g
Intel Xeon e-2246g
Intel Xeon e-2254me
Intel Xeon e-2254ml
Intel Xeon e-2274g
Intel Xeon e-2276g
Intel Xeon e-2276m
Intel Xeon e-2276me
Intel Xeon e-2276ml
Intel Xeon e-2278g
Intel Xeon e-2278ge
Intel Xeon e-2278gel
Intel Xeon E-2284G Firmware
Intel Xeon E-2286G
Intel Xeon e-2286m
Intel Xeon e-2288g
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v1
Intel Xeon E3-1225 Firmware
Intel Xeon E3
Intel Xeon E3-1235L Firmware
Intel Xeon E3
Intel Xeon E3-1240L
Intel Xeon E3
Intel Xeon E3-1260L Firmware
Intel Xeon E3-1268L
Intel Xeon E3-1270 Firmware
Intel Xeon E3
Intel Xeon E3
Intel Xeon E3-1285
Intel Xeon E3-1501L
Intel Xeon E3-1501M
Intel Xeon E3-1505L
Intel Xeon E3-1505M
Intel Xeon E3-1515M
Intel Xeon E3-1535M
Intel Xeon E3-1545M
Intel Xeon E3-1558L
Intel Xeon E3-1565L
Intel Xeon E3-1575M
Intel Xeon E3-1578L
Intel Xeon E3-1585 v5
Intel Xeon E3-1585L Firmware
Intel xeon gold 5115
Intel Xeon Gold 5118
Intel Xeon Gold 5119T
Intel Xeon Gold 5120
Intel Xeon Gold 5120t
Intel xeon gold 5122
Intel Xeon Gold 5215 Firmware
Intel Xeon 5215L
Intel Xeon 5215M
Intel Xeon 5215R
Intel Xeon 5217
Intel Xeon Gold 5218
Intel Xeon 5218B
Intel xeon gold 5218n
Intel Xeon Gold 5218T
Intel xeon gold 5220
Intel Xeon Gold 5220R
Intel Xeon 5220S
Intel Xeon Gold 5220T
Intel Xeon Gold 5222
Intel xeon gold 6126
Intel xeon gold 6126f
Intel Xeon Gold 6126T
Intel xeon gold 6128
Intel Xeon 6130
Intel xeon gold 6130f
Intel Xeon Gold 6130t
Intel xeon gold 6132
Intel Xeon Gold 6134
Intel xeon gold 6134m
Intel Xeon gold 6136
Intel Xeon Gold 6138
Intel Xeon Gold 6138F
Intel Xeon gold 6138t
Intel Xeon Gold 6140
Intel xeon gold 6140m
Intel Xeon Gold 6142
Intel Xeon 6142f Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6142
Intel Xeon Gold 6144 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6146 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6148
Intel Xeon Gold 6148F
Intel Xeon Gold 6150
Intel Xeon Gold 6152
Intel Xeon Gold 6154 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6222V
Intel Xeon Gold 6226
Intel Xeon Gold 6230
Intel Xeon Gold 6230N
Intel Xeon Gold 6230T
Intel Xeon Gold 6234
Intel Xeon Gold 6238
Intel Xeon Gold 6238L Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6238M Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6238T
Intel Xeon Gold 6240M
Intel Xeon Gold 6240L
Intel Xeon Gold 6240M
Intel Xeon Gold 6240Y
Intel Xeon Gold 6242 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6244 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6246R
Intel Xeon Gold 6248R
Intel Xeon Gold 6252N
Intel Xeon Gold 6252N Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6254 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6262V
Intel Xeon Platinum 8153
Intel Xeon Platinum Processors
Intel Xeon Platinum 8158
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T
Intel Xeon Platinum 8164
Intel Xeon Platinum 8168
Intel Xeon Platinum Processors
Intel Xeon Platinum 8170M
Intel Xeon Platinum 8176
Intel Xeon Platinum 8176F
Intel Xeon Platinum 8176M
Intel Xeon Platinum Processors
Intel Xeon Platinum 8180M
Intel Xeon Platinum 8253
Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260Y
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260L Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260Y
Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum Processors
Intel Xeon Platinum 8276M Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8276M Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M
Intel Xeon Platinum 9220
Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 9222
Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 9282
Intel Xeon Platinum Processors
Intel Xeon Platinum Processors
Intel Xeon Silver Processors
Intel Xeon Silver 4109T
Intel Xeon Silver 4110
Intel Xeon Silver 4112
Intel Xeon Silver 4114
Intel Xeon Silver 4114T
Intel Xeon Silver 4116
Intel Xeon Silver 4116T
Intel Xeon Silver 4208 Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4208R
Intel Xeon Silver 4209T
Intel Xeon Silver 4210
Intel Xeon Silver 4210R Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4214R firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4214C
Intel Xeon Silver 4214R firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y
Intel Xeon Silver 4215
Intel Xeon Silver 4216 Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4216R
Intel Xeon W-2123
Intel Xeon W-2125 firmware
Intel Xeon W-2133 Firmware
Intel Xeon W-2135 Firmware
Intel Xeon W-2145 Firmware
Intel Xeon W-2155
Intel Xeon W-2175
Intel Xeon W-2195
Intel Xeon W-2223 Firmware
Intel Xeon W-2225 Firmware
Intel Xeon W-2235
Intel Xeon W-2245 Firmware
Intel Xeon W-2255 Firmware
Intel Xeon W-2265
Intel Xeon W-2275
Intel Xeon W-2295 Firmware
Intel Xeon W-3223 Firmware
Intel Xeon W-3225 Firmware
Intel Xeon W-3235
Intel Xeon W-3245M
Intel Xeon W-3245M
Intel Xeon W-3265
Intel Xeon W-3265M
Intel Xeon W-3275 Firmware
Intel Xeon W-3275M
IBM Data ONTAP
netapp hcl compute node bios
netapp hcl compute node
netapp hci storage node bios
netapp hci storage node
netapp solidfire bios
netapp solidfire
Fedora=31
Debian=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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