CVE-2020-13844: arm cortex-a32_firmware Observable Discrepancy
CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesSUSE-SU-2020:2947-1SUSE-SU-2020:3263-1SUSE-SU-2020:3749-1UBUNTU-CVE-2020-13844openSUSE-SU-2020:1692-1openSUSE-SU-2020:1693-1openSUSE-SU-2020:2300-1openSUSE-SU-2020:2301-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10702-1
Published 08-06-2020Last modified 04-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2020-13844 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Observable Discrepancy vulnerability in arm cortex-a32_firmware. EPSS estimates a 0.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.49%
0%100%
Low · -0.02 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 2Timeline
- 08-06-2020PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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."
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versionsMedium 5.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NSourcesAll 2 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Low 2.1Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:NSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
0.49%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
41%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
-0.02 pp
From 0.51% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score0.49%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Suse53 products
- cross-nvptx-gcc10&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS< 10.2.1+git583-1.3.2
- cross-nvptx-gcc10&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS< 10.2.1+git583-1.3.2
- cross-nvptx-gcc10&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP1< 10.2.1+git583-1.3.2
- cross-nvptx-gcc10&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP2< 10.2.1+git583-1.3.2
- cross-nvptx-gcc10&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Toolchain 12< 10.2.1+git583-1.3.1
Ubuntu41 products
- gcc-10< 10.2.0-5ubuntu1~20.04
- gcc-3.3All versions (No fix recorded)
- gcc-4.7All versions (No fix recorded)
- gcc-4.7-armel-crossAll versions (No fix recorded)
- gcc-4.7-armhf-crossAll versions (No fix recorded)
Opensuse10 products
- leapEOL15.1 | 15.2
- cross-nvptx-gcc10&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.1< 10.2.1+git583-lp151.2.1
- cross-nvptx-gcc10&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.2< 10.2.1+git583-lp152.2.1
- gcc10&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.1< 10.2.1+git583-lp151.2.2
- gcc10&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.2< 10.2.1+git583-lp152.2.2
4 vendors · 111 products
References
31 links- developer.arm.com/support/arm-security-updates/speculative-processor-vulnerabilityX Refsource CONFIRMREPORTVendor Advisory
- gcc.gnu.org/pipermail/gcc-patches/2020-June/547520.htmlX Refsource CONFIRMREPORTPatchThird Party Advisory
- lists.llvm.org/pipermail/llvm-dev/2020-June/142109.htmlX Refsource CONFIRMREPORTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00040.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00039.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
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- git.kernel.org/pub/…REPORT
- lists.opensuse.org/archives/…Advisory
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