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.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-5926?
CVE-2017-5926 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Feb 2017.
Official description
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 code pointers from JavaScript, breaking ASLR.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5926?
It affects 20 products.
Products include Allwinner A64, Amd Athlon Ii 640 X4, Amd E-350, Amd Fx-8120 8-Core, Amd Fx-8320 8-Core, Amd Fx-8350 8-Core and 14 more.
How do I fix CVE-2017-5926?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-5926 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-5926 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5926 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2017-5925 Page table walks conducted by the MMU during virtual to physical address translation leave a trace in the last level cache of modern Intel processors.
- CVE-2017-5927 Page table walks conducted by the MMU during virtual to physical address translation leave a trace in the last level cache of modern ARM processors.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wvxm-5xr3-p383.