ARM Cortex/Neoverse Cache Speculation Spectre-BHB information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in ARM Cortex and Neoverse. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Cache Speculation Handler. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2022-23960. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in ARM Cortex and Neoverse (affected version not known). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Cache Speculation Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality.

The weakness was presented 03/13/2022. The advisory is shared at developer.arm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-23960 since 01/26/2022. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 236670 (Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0125: cloud-kernel bugfix, enhancement and (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0125)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at developer.arm.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (236670). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.2

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 236670
Nessus Name: Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0125: cloud-kernel bugfix, enhancement and (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0125)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: developer.arm.com

Timelineinfo

01/26/2022 🔍
03/13/2022 +46 days 🔍
03/13/2022 +0 days 🔍
05/18/2025 +1162 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: developer.arm.com
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2022-23960 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-23960
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-194833

Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2022 07:56
Updated: 05/18/2025 18:59
Changes: 03/13/2022 07:56 (40), 03/16/2022 09:19 (1), 05/18/2025 18:59 (16)
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Cache ID: 216:E82:103

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