CVE-2023-23908

Improper access control in some 3rd Generation Intel(R) Xeon(R) Scalable processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

Published: 2023-08-11 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2023-23908 is rated Low Risk (24.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.01%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-23908

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-11-21 0.05% 0.01% -0.04%
2 2025-11-18 0.01% 0.05% +0.04%
3 2025-04-15 — 0.01% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-23908

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.0 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 1.5 4.0 [email protected]
4.4 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 0.8 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-23908

OS Trackers for CVE-2023-23908

vendor priority summary link
alpine medium CVE-2023-23908: 1 source package rows (intel-ucode); 7 state rows across 7 repos (3.17-main, 3.18-main, 3.19-main, 3.20-main, 3.21-main, 3.22-main, edge-main); fixed 7, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2023-23908
debian not yet assigned CVE-2023-23908 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (intel-microcode), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-23908
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-23908
suse high CVE-2023-23908 severity important: SUSE including 9 source package names (microcode_ctl-1.17-102.83.81.1, ucode-intel-20230808-1.1, …), 57 product×package rows across 57 product lines (Image SLES12-SP5-SAP-Azure-LI-BYOS-Production, Image SLES12-SP5-SAP-Azure-VLI-BYOS-Production, … (57 product lines)): Fixed 57. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-23908/
ubuntu medium CVE-2023-23908 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (intel-microcode), 10 status rows across 10 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, trusty, upstream, xenial): released 9, ignored 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-23908

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-23908

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
intel microcode < 20230808 cpe:2.3:o:intel:microcode:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 10.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 11.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 12.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 37 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 38 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-2745nx_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-2745nx_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-2757nx_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-2757nx_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-2777nx_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-2777nx_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-2798nx_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-2798nx_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-1702_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-1702_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-1712tr_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-1712tr_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-1713nt_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-1713nt_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-1713nte_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-1713nte_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-1714_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-1714_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-1715ter_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-1715ter_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-1718t_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-1718t_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-1722ne_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-1722ne_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-1726_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-1726_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-1732te_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-1732te_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-1733nt_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-1733nt_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-1734nt_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-1734nt_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-1735tr_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-1735tr_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-1736_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-1736_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-1736nt_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-1736nt_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-1739_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-1739_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-1746ter_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-1746ter_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-1747nte_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-1747nte_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-1748te_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-1748te_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-1749nt_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-1749nt_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-2712t_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-2712t_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-2733nt_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-2733nt_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-2738_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-2738_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-2752nte_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-2752nte_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-2752ter_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-2752ter_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-2753nt_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-2753nt_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-2766nt_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-2766nt_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-2775te_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-2775te_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-2776nt_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-2776nt_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-2779_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-2779_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-2786nte_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-2786nte_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-2795nt_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-2795nt_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-2796nt_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-2796nt_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-2796te_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-2796te_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-2798nt_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-2798nt_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-2799_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-2799_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-1602_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-1602_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-1622_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-1622_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-1623n_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-1623n_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-1627_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-1627_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-1633n_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-1633n_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-1637_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-1637_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-1649n_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-1649n_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-1653n_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-1653n_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-2123it_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-2123it_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-2141i_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-2141i_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-2142it_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-2142it_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-2143it_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-2143it_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-2145nt_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-2145nt_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-2146nt_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-2146nt_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-2161i_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-2161i_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-2163it_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-2163it_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-2166nt_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-2166nt_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-2173it_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-2173it_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-2177nt_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-2177nt_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-2183it_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-2183it_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-2187nt_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-2187nt_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-1513n_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-1513n_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-1523n_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-1523n_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-1533n_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-1533n_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-1543n_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-1543n_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-1553n_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-1553n_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-1529_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-1529_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-1539_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-1539_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-1559_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-1559_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-1557_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-1557_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-1567_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-1567_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-1571_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-1571_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-1577_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-1577_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-1518_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-1518_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-23908

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