PT-2020-17189
CVE-2020-29561
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Published
2020-12-04
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Updated
2021-07-21
Description by
CVSS 3.1
5.5
MediumMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
SonicBOOM riscv-boom version 3.0.0
Description
An issue was discovered in SonicBOOM riscv-boom where it does not avoid acquiring a reservation in the case where a load translates successfully but still generates an exception.
Recommendations
For version 3.0.0, consider temporarily disabling the load reservation acquisition functionality until a patch is available. Restrict access to the load translation module to minimize the risk of exploitation.
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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