# CVE-2020-4788: IBM Power9 (AIX 7.1, 7.2, and VIOS 3.1) processors could allow a local user to obtain sensitive information from the data in the L1 cache un

- Severity: CVSS 5.1 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/PR:N/C:H/AV:L/AC:H/S:U/A:N/I:N/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-11-20 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- IBM VIOS: 3.1
- IBM AIX: 7.1, 7.2

## Description

IBM Power9 (AIX 7.1, 7.2, and VIOS 3.1) processors could allow a local user to obtain sensitive information from the data in the L1 cache under extenuating circumstances. IBM X-Force ID: 189296.

## What to do

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

- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6370729
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/189296
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/20/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/23/1
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZF4OGZPKTAJJXWHPIFP3LHEWWEMR5LPT/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TITJQPYDWZ4NB2ONJWUXW75KSQIPF35T/
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html

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