Information Exposure

Affecting gcc-8 package, versions *

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Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Information Exposure. 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."

Remediation

There is no fixed version for gcc-8.

References

CVSS Score

5.5
medium severity
  • Attack Vector
    Local
  • Attack Complexity
    Low
  • Privileges Required
    Low
  • User Interaction
    None
  • Scope
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality
    High
  • Integrity
    None
  • Availability
    None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVE
CVE-2020-13844
CWE
CWE-200
Snyk ID
SNYK-UBUNTU1804-GCC8-572149
Disclosed
08 Jun, 2020
Published
12 Jun, 2020