Information Exposure Affecting kernel-cross-headers package, versions *
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.05% (22nd
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL8-KERNELCROSSHEADERS-1340372
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 7 Jun 2020
Introduced: 7 Jun 2020
CVE-2020-13844 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
There is no fixed version for RHEL:8 kernel-cross-headers.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-cross-headers package and not the kernel-cross-headers package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
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."
References
- http://lists.llvm.org/pipermail/llvm-dev/2020-June/142109.html
- https://developer.arm.com/support/arm-security-updates/speculative-processor-vulnerability
- https://developer.arm.com/support/arm-security-updates/speculative-processor-vulnerability/frequently-asked-questions
- https://gcc.gnu.org/pipermail/gcc-patches/2020-June/547520.html
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-13844
- https://developer.arm.com/support/arm-security-updates/speculative-processor-vulnerability/downloads/straight-line-speculation
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00039.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00040.html
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