CVE-2024-7881: arm c1-premium_firmware
CVSS: 5.1v3.1MediumAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-7881DEBIAN-CVE-2024-7881
Published 28-01-2025Last modified 18-11-2025
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-7881 is a medium (CVSS 5.1) vulnerability in arm c1-premium_firmware. EPSS estimates a 0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 8.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
5.1/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.20%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1Timeline
- 28-01-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 18-11-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
An unprivileged context can trigger a data memory-dependent prefetch engine to fetch the contents of a privileged location and consume those contents as an address that is also dereferenced.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 versionMedium 5.1Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:NSourcesAll 4 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.1MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.1MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- NVDNIST5.1MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.20%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
9%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.20% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score0.20%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-1422Exposure of Sensitive Information caused by Incorrect Data Forwarding during Transient ExecutionA processor event or prediction may allow incorrect or stale data to be forwarded to transient operations, potentially exposing data over a covert channel.
- CWE-203Observable DiscrepancyThe product behaves differently or sends different responses under different circumstances in a way that is observable to an unauthorized actor.
Affected systems
Arm12 products
- c1-premium_firmwareAll versions (No fix recorded) | na
- c1-pro_firmwareAll versions (No fix recorded) | na
- c1-ultra_firmwareAll versions (No fix recorded) | na
- cortex-x3_firmwareAll versions (No fix recorded) | na
- cortex-x4_firmwareAll versions (No fix recorded) | na
Debian1 product
- arm-trusted-firmwareAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 2.12.1+dfsg-1
Ubuntu1 product
- arm-trusted-firmwareAll versions (No fix recorded)
3 vendors · 14 products
References
4 links- developer.arm.com/Arm%20Security%20Center/Arm%20CPU%20Vulnerability%20CVE-2024-7881REPORTVendor Advisory
