CVE-2020-10768

lowpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.004 · 34 %ileDEEURUUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
—
no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.40% (34th) EPSS
CVSS 2.1 · low
Is it mine?
32 products
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Who says so?
6 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · osv

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

A flaw was found in the Linux Kernel before 5.8-rc1 in the prctl() function, where it can be used to enable indirect branch speculation after it has been disabled. This call incorrectly reports it as being 'force disabled' when it is not and opens the system to Spectre v2 attacks. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.

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remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

  • FixedSIMATIC RF160B (6GT2003-0FA00)siemens_psirt

    Update to V2.2 or later version

  • MitigationSIMATIC RF160B (6GT2003-0FA00)cisa_csaf_ot

    Siemens has released a new version (V2.2) for SIMATIC RF160B and recommends to update to the latest version.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

5.5
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 2.1–5.5

v2.02.1lowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 2.9
v3.15.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 3.6
v3.15.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · CISA US
v3.15.5mediumAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.15.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.15.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · secalert@redhat.com USexploitability 1.8 · impact 3.6
v3.15.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · Siemens ProductCERT DE
v3.15.1mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-440USCWE-440USCWE-440USCWE-440US
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affected products (32)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (3)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • SSA-770721SSA-770721: Multiple Vulnerabilities in SIMATIC RF160B before V2.22024-03-12csaf · siemens_psirtDE

    SIMATIC RF160B contain multiple vulnerabilities of different types that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code within the context of a privileged process. Siemens has released a new version for SIMATIC RF160B and recommends to update to the latest version.

  • ICSA-24-074-07Siemens SIMATIC2024-03-14icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS

    Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code within the context of a privileged process.

  • ASB-A-1695059292021-10-01vendor · osvUS

    In ib_prctl_set of bugs.c, there is a possible way to re-enable indirect branch speculation due to a permissions bypass. This could lead to local information disclosure via a Spectre v2 attack with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

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also known as (5)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvdenisa_euvdfstec_bduosvcisa_csaf_otsiemens_psirtNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2020-09-16modified 2026-06-17
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references (31)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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