CVE-2020-13844
lowpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.005 · 43 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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."
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 2.1–5.5
weaknesses
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affected products (10)
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advisories (1)
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- PUB-A-2166071182022-04-01vendor · osvUS
In exception handling functions of multiple files, there is a possible info leak due to side channel information disclosure. This could lead to local information disclosure from the kernel with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (28)
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- http://lists.llvm.org/pipermail/llvm-dev/2020-June/142109.htmlcnnvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00039.htmlcnnvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00040.htmlcnnvd
- https://developer.arm.com/support/arm-security-updates/speculative-processor-vulnerability/downloads/straight-line-speculationcnnvd
- https://developer.arm.com/support/arm-security-updates/speculative-processor-vulnerability/frequently-asked-questionscnnvd
- https://developer.arm.com/support/arm-security-updates/speculative-processor-vulnerability/latest-updatesPatchcnnvd
- https://gcc.gnu.org/pipermail/gcc-patches/2020-June/547520.htmlcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13844cnnvd
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