CVE-2020-13844

Description

Arm Armv8-A core implementations utilizing speculative execution past unconditional changes in control flow may allow unauthorized disclosure of information to an attacker with local user access via a side-channel analysis, aka "straight-line speculation."

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.18%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory arm.com Vendor Advisory arm.com Vendor Advisory arm.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://developer.arm.com/support/arm-security-updates/speculative-processor-vulnerability vendor advisory
https://developer.arm.com/support/arm-security-updates/speculative-processor-vulnerability/frequently-asked-questions vendor advisory
https://developer.arm.com/support/arm-security-updates/speculative-processor-vulnerability/downloads/straight-line-speculation vendor advisory
https://gcc.gnu.org/pipermail/gcc-patches/2020-June/547520.html third party advisory patch
http://lists.llvm.org/pipermail/llvm-dev/2020-June/142109.html third party advisory mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00040.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00039.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-13844?
CVE-2020-13844 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-13844?
To fix CVE-2020-13844, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-13844 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-13844 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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