CVE-2023-1637 (Medium) detected in linux-yoctov5.4.51

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CVE-2023-1637 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - linux-yoctov5.4.51

Yocto Linux Embedded kernel

Library home page: https://git.yoctoproject.org/git/linux-yocto

Found in HEAD commit: fd7d4a1ec69b1b0468bf77f825beb235061a108e

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerable Source Files (1)

Vulnerability Details

A flaw that boot CPU could be vulnerable for the speculative execution behavior kind of attacks in the Linux kernel X86 CPU Power management options functionality was found in the way user resuming CPU from suspend-to-RAM. A local user could use this flaw to potentially get unauthorized access to some memory of the CPU similar to the speculative execution behavior kind of attacks.

Publish Date: 2023-03-27

URL: CVE-2023-1637

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.5)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Local - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: Low - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: High - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://www.linuxkernelcves.com/cves/CVE-2023-1637

Release Date: 2023-03-27

Fix Resolution: v4.9.311,v4.14.276,v4.19.238,v5.4.189,v5.10.111,v5.15.34,v5.16.20,v5.17.3,v5.18-rc2

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:heavy_check_mark: This issue was automatically closed by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the Mend inventory.

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