CVE-2020-11684 Information disclosure in n/a

Critical 9.1 Published Updated

Attackers can extract encryption keys from memory to sign malicious boot stages, compromising the integrity of the boot process in AT91bootstrap.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-11684?

CVE-2020-11684 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Sep 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

AT91bootstrap before 3.9.2 does not properly wipe encryption and authentication keys from memory before passing control to a less privileged software component. This can be exploited to disclose these keys and subsequently encrypt and sign the next boot stage (such as the bootloader).

Weakness: CWE-212

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-11684?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux4sam At91bootstrap.

How do I fix CVE-2020-11684?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-11684 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-11684 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-11684 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-233h-674c-hxmw.

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