CVE-2023-3006: linux linux_kernel

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-3006 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux linux_kernel. EPSS estimates a 0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 18.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 31-05-2023
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 09-01-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A known cache speculation vulnerability, known as Branch History Injection (BHI) or Spectre-BHB, becomes actual again for the new hw AmpereOne. Spectre-BHB is similar to Spectre v2, except that malicious code uses the shared branch history (stored in the CPU Branch History Buffer, or BHB) to influence mispredicted branches within the victim's hardware context. Once that occurs, speculation caused by the mispredicted branches can cause cache allocation. This issue leads to obtaining information that should not be accessible.

• CWE-226Sensitive Information in Resource Not Removed Before ReuseThe product releases a resource such as memory or a file so that it can be made available for reuse, but it does not clear or "zeroize" the information contained in the resource before the product performs a critical state transition or makes the resource available for reuse by other entities.
• CWE-212Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or TransferThe product stores, transfers, or shares a resource that contains sensitive information, but it does not properly remove that information before the product makes the resource available to unauthorized actors.