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CVE-2018-3620· NVD / CVE Program· CNA intel

Systems with microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and address translations may allow unauthorized disclosure of information resid

Systems with microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and address translations may allow unauthorized disclosure of information residing in the L1 data cache to an attacker with local user access via a terminal page fault and a side-channel analysis.

MediumCVSS 5.6 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Aug 14, 2018
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
5.6% · 93th percentile
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Action score

24

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
22 / 40 · 5.6 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
2 / 30 · 5.6%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
intelcore i3
intelcore i5
intelcore i7
intelcore m
intelcore m3
intelcore m5
intelcore m7
intelxeon

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • intel core i32100
  • intel core i32100t
  • intel core i32102
  • intel core i32105
  • intel core i32115c
  • intel core i32120
  • intel core i32120t
  • intel core i32125
  • intel core i32130
  • intel core i32310e
  • intel core i32310m
  • intel core i32312m
  • intel core i32328m
  • intel core i32330e
  • intel core i32330m
  • intel core i32340ue
  • intel core i32348m
  • intel core i32350m
  • intel core i32357m
  • intel core i32365m

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (intel). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Intel Corporation Multiple

    • Multipleaffected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Alpine:v3.10xenbefore 4.11.1-r04.11.1-r0
Alpine:v3.6xenbefore 4.8.5-r04.8.5-r0
Alpine:v3.7xenbefore 4.9.3-r04.9.3-r0
Debian:12intel-microcodebefore 3.20180703.13.20180703.1
Debian:12linuxbefore 4.17.15-14.17.15-1
Debian:12xenbefore 4.11.1~pre.20180911.5acdd26fdc+dfsg-24.11.1~pre.20180911.5acdd26fdc+dfsg-2
Debian:8linux-4.9before 4.9.110-3+deb9u4~deb8u14.9.110-3+deb9u4~deb8u1
Debian:9linuxbefore 4.9.110-3+deb9u34.9.110-3+deb9u3
Debian:9xenbefore 4.8.4+xsa273+shim4.10.1+xsa273-1+deb9u104.8.4+xsa273+shim4.10.1+xsa273-1+deb9u10
openSUSE:Tumbleweedspectre-meltdown-checkerbefore 26.36.0602723-1.126.36.0602723-1.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientkernelbefore 0:2.6.32-754.3.5.el60:2.6.32-754.3.5.el6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientkernel-abi-whitelistsbefore 0:2.6.32-754.3.5.el60:2.6.32-754.3.5.el6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientkernel-debugbefore 0:2.6.32-754.3.5.el60:2.6.32-754.3.5.el6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientkernel-debug-debuginfobefore 0:2.6.32-754.3.5.el60:2.6.32-754.3.5.el6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientkernel-debug-develbefore 0:2.6.32-754.3.5.el60:2.6.32-754.3.5.el6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientkernel-debuginfobefore 0:2.6.32-754.3.5.el60:2.6.32-754.3.5.el6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientkernel-debuginfo-common-i686before 0:2.6.32-754.3.5.el60:2.6.32-754.3.5.el6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientkernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64before 0:2.6.32-754.3.5.el60:2.6.32-754.3.5.el6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientkernel-develbefore 0:2.6.32-754.3.5.el60:2.6.32-754.3.5.el6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientkernel-docbefore 0:2.6.32-754.3.5.el60:2.6.32-754.3.5.el6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientkernel-firmwarebefore 0:2.6.32-754.3.5.el60:2.6.32-754.3.5.el6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientkernel-headersbefore 0:2.6.32-754.3.5.el60:2.6.32-754.3.5.el6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientperfbefore 0:2.6.32-754.3.5.el60:2.6.32-754.3.5.el6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientperf-debuginfobefore 0:2.6.32-754.3.5.el60:2.6.32-754.3.5.el6

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    30Monitor
  • CVE-2017-5704Platform sample code firmware included with 4th Gen Intel Core Processor, 5th Gen Intel Core Processor, 6th Gen Intel Core Processor, and 7t
    26Monitor
  • CVE-2018-3646Systems with microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and address translations may allow unauthorized disclosure of information resid
    25Monitor
  • CVE-2018-3665System software utilizing Lazy FP state restore technique on systems using Intel Core-based microprocessors may potentially allow a local pr
    22Monitor
  • CVE-2020-24491Debug message containing addresses of memory transactions in some Intel(R) 10th Generation Core Processors supporting SGX may allow a privil
    17Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
alpine:xen4.11.1-r0 · Alpine:v3.10Package registry (OSV)
debian:intel-microcode3.20180703.1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
debian:linux4.17.15-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
debian:linux-4.94.9.110-3+deb9u4~deb8u1 · Debian:8Package registry (OSV)
debian:xen4.11.1~pre.20180911.5acdd26fdc+dfsg-2 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:spectre-meltdown-checker26.36.0602723-1.1 · openSUSE:TumbleweedPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel0:3.10.0-862.11.6.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-abi-whitelists0:3.10.0-862.11.6.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-debug0:3.10.0-862.11.6.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-debug-debuginfo0:3.10.0-862.11.6.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-debug-devel0:3.10.0-862.11.6.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-debuginfo0:3.10.0-862.11.6.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_640:3.10.0-862.11.6.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-devel0:3.10.0-862.11.6.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-doc0:3.10.0-862.11.6.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-headers0:3.10.0-862.11.6.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-tools0:3.10.0-862.11.6.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-tools-debuginfo0:3.10.0-862.11.6.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
suse:dpdk16.11.6-8.7.2 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3Package registry (OSV)
suse:dpdk-thunderx16.11.6-8.7.2 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-bigmem3.0.101-108.68.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-default4.4.143-94.47.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-docs4.4.143-94.47.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-ec23.0.101-108.68.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-obs-build4.4.143-94.47.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-pae3.0.101-108.68.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-source4.4.143-94.47.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-syms4.4.143-94.47.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3Package registry (OSV)
suse:kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP3_Update_161-4.5.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP3Package registry (OSV)
suse:lttng-modules2.7.1-8.4.2 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
none
Availability
none

Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

nvd-secondary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

ATT&CK techniques

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