CVE-2020-16273

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Summary

CVECVE-2020-16273
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-11-12 19:15:00 UTC
Updated2020-12-01 19:37:00 UTC
DescriptionIn Arm software implementing the Armv8-M processors (all versions), the stack selection mechanism could be influenced by a stack-underflow attack in v8-M TrustZone based processors. An attacker can cause a change to the stack pointer used by the Secure World from a non-secure application if the stack is not initialized. This vulnerability affects only the software that is based on Armv8-M processors with the Security Extension.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-191

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Arm Armv8-m - All All All
Hardware Arm Armv8-m - All All All
Operating System Arm Armv8-m Firmware All All All All
Operating System Arm Armv8-m Firmware All All All All

References

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Armv8-M Stack Sealing vulnerability – Arm Developer CONFIRM developer.arm.com Vendor Advisory
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