Vulnerability in Amperecomputing Ampere Altra
CVE-2022-37459
Ampere Altra devices before 1.08g and Ampere Altra Max devices before 2.05a allow attackers to control the predictions for return addresses and potentially hijack code flow to execute arbitrary code via a side-channel attack, aka a "Retbleed" issue.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (11.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 12th percentile — 11.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- amperecomputing.com/products/security-bulletins/retbleed.html (Vendor Advisory)
- developer.arm.com/documentation/ka005138/1-0/ (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-37459?
- CVE-2022-37459 is a high-severity vulnerability in Amperecomputing Ampere Altra, classified under Observable Discrepancy. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-08-17.
- How severe is CVE-2022-37459?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.