CVE-2017-15031 Information disclosure in n/a
High 7.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-15031 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2017-15031 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Dec 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15031 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15031/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15031/index.md)
Failure to initialize the PMCR_EL0 register in ARM Trusted Firmware allows attackers to leak secure world timing information.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-15031?
CVE-2017-15031 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Dec 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In all versions of ARM Trusted Firmware up to and including v1.4, not initializing or saving/restoring the PMCR_EL0 register can leak secure world timing information.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-15031?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Trustedfirmware Trusted Firmware-A.
How do I fix CVE-2017-15031?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2017-15031 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15031 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-15031, GHSA-rmx5-9qww-3c2x.