CVE-2020-8696: Debian Linux

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Improper removal of sensitive information before storage or transfer in some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

Affected products

  • Debian Debian Linux: version 9.0 only
  • Fedoraproject Fedora: version 31 only
  • Intel Microcode: affected versions not specified
  • Netapp Clustered Data Ontap: affected versions not specified
  • Netapp Hci Storage Node BIOS: affected versions not specified
  • Netapp Hcl Compute Node BIOS: affected versions not specified
  • Netapp Solidfire BIOS: affected versions not specified

Published 2020-11-12. Last modified 2026-06-17.