Information exposure through microarchitectural state after transient execution from some…
Priority LOW 30CWE-1342Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 12 fixed, 4 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
Information exposure through microarchitectural state after transient execution from some register files for some Intel(R) Atom(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00546 45th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 5 advisoriesRed Hat: 12 fixed, 4 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Intel(R) Atom(R) Processors | See references | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Intel(R) Atom(R) Processors Vendor— Affected See references Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 5 advisories
- RHSA-2024:9401 Released 2024-11-12 · Red Hat rating Moderatemicrocode_ctl security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) microcode_ctl-4:20240910-1.el9_5
- RHSA-2024:8162 Released 2024-10-16 · Red Hat rating Moderatekernel security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) kernel-64k-debug-devel-5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4, kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4, kernel-64k-devel-5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4 +11
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) bpftool-7.3.0-427.40.1.el9_4, kernel-5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4, kernel-64k-5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4 +29
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9) kernel-tools-libs-devel-5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4, libperf-5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 9) kernel-rt-5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4 +11
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 9) kernel-rt-5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4 +9
- RHSA-2024:8157 Released 2024-10-16 · Red Hat rating Moderatekernel security update
- Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.2) kernel-tools-libs-devel-5.14.0-284.88.1.el9_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.2) kernel-64k-debug-devel-5.14.0-284.88.1.el9_2, kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-284.88.1.el9_2, kernel-64k-devel-5.14.0-284.88.1.el9_2 +10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.2) bpftool-7.0.0-284.88.1.el9_2, kernel-5.14.0-284.88.1.el9_2, kernel-64k-5.14.0-284.88.1.el9_2 +29
Show 2 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2024:8158 Released 2024-10-16 · Red Hat rating Moderatekernel-rt security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time EUS (v.9.2) kernel-rt-5.14.0-284.88.1.rt14.373.el9_2, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-284.88.1.rt14.373.el9_2, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-284.88.1.rt14.373.el9_2 +9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV EUS (v.9.2) kernel-rt-5.14.0-284.88.1.rt14.373.el9_2, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-284.88.1.rt14.373.el9_2, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-284.88.1.rt14.373.el9_2 +11
- RHSA-2024:5101 Released 2024-08-08 · Red Hat rating Importantkernel security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) bpftool-4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10, kernel-4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10, kernel-abi-stablelists-4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10 +19
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:8157 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:8162 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:8157 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:5101 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:8162, RHSA-2024:9401 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:8157 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:5101 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:8162 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:8162 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:8162 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time EUS (v.9.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:8158 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV EUS (v.9.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:8158 |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.2)
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-28746
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-36c8-x5g7-w9x4
- 2026-10-29 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 7
- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00898.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ZON4TLXG7TG4A2XZG563JMVTGQW4SF3A/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/H63LGAQXPEVJOES73U4XK65I6DASOAAG/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/EIUICU6CVJUIB6BPJ7P5QTPQR5VOBHFK/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/12/13
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/05/msg00003.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html
Sources
- CVE-2023-28746 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-28746 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-36c8-x5g7-w9x4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-28746 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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