# CVE-2018-3620: Systems with microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and address translations may allow unauthorized disclosure of information resid

- Severity: CVSS 5.6 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-08-14 · Updated: 2026-05-29

## Affected

- Intel Corporation Multiple: Multiple

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Intel Corporation Multiple, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/982149
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041451
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-06
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3741-2/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2393
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3823-1/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2389
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2390
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2403
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105080
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2395
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2384
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3740-2/
- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-18:09.l1tf.asc
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4274
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XRFKQWYV2H4BV75CUNGCGE5TNVQCLBGZ/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2388
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3741-1/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2603
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2402
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180814-cpusidechannel
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/V4UWGORQWCENCIF2BHWUEF2ODBV75QS2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3742-2/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2404
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3740-1/

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