Information disclosure in Allwinner A64

CVE-2017-5926

Page table walks conducted by the MMU during virtual to physical address translation leave a trace in the last level cache of modern AMD processors. By performing a side-channel attack on the MMU operations, it is possible to leak data and…

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.016 (72.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • cve@mitre.org (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
  • cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
  • cve@mitre.org (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-5926?
CVE-2017-5926 is a high-severity vulnerability in Allwinner A64, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-02-27.
How severe is CVE-2017-5926?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.