CVE-2020-13844: Medium severity Arm Cortex-a32 Firmware vulnerability

Published Jun 8, 2020
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Updated

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."

Affected Software

16 affected components
Arm Cortex-a32 Firmware
Arm Cortex-a32
Arm Cortex-a35 Firmware
Arm Cortex-a35
Arm Cortex-a53 Firmware
Arm Cortex-a53
Arm Cortex-a57 Firmware
Arm Cortex-A57
Arm Cortex-a72 Firmware
Arm Cortex-A72
Arm Cortex-a73 Firmware
Arm Cortex-A73
Arm Cortex-a34 Firmware
Arm Cortex-a34
openSUSE Leap=15.1
openSUSE Leap=15.2

Event History

Jun 8, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:46 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:46 PM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2020-13844?

CVE-2020-13844 refers to 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.

2

What software is affected by CVE-2020-13844?

The Arm Cortex-a32 Firmware, Arm Cortex-a35 Firmware, Arm Cortex-a53 Firmware, Arm Cortex-a57 Firmware, Arm Cortex-a72 Firmware, Arm Cortex-a73 Firmware, Arm Cortex-a34, openSUSE Leap 15.1, and openSUSE Leap 15.2 are affected by CVE-2020-13844.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2020-13844?

The severity of CVE-2020-13844 is medium with a CVSS score of 5.5.

4

Where can I find more information about CVE-2020-13844?

You can find more information about CVE-2020-13844 at the following references: [http://lists.llvm.org/pipermail/llvm-dev/2020-June/142109.html](http://lists.llvm.org/pipermail/llvm-dev/2020-June/142109.html), [http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00039.html](http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00039.html), [http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00040.html](http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00040.html).

5

What is the CWE of CVE-2020-13844?

CVE-2020-13844 is associated with CWE-203.

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