What is CVE-2023-3006?

CVE-2023-3006 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Linux_kernel, classified under Sensitive Information in Resource Not Removed Before Reuse. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-05-31.

How severe is CVE-2023-3006?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux Linux_kernel

CVE-2023-3006

A known cache speculation vulnerability, known as Branch History Injection (BHI) or Spectre-BHB, becomes actual again for the new hw AmpereOne. Spectre-BHB is similar to Spectre v2, except that malicious code uses the shared branch history…

EPSS: 0.003 (18.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.1
N/a Kernel — versions Linux Kernel 6.1-rc1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-226 — Sensitive Information in Resource Not Removed Before Reuse
CWE-212 — Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer

References

secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Mailing List)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-3006?: CVE-2023-3006 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Linux_kernel, classified under Sensitive Information in Resource Not Removed Before Reuse. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-05-31.
How severe is CVE-2023-3006?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.