PT-2020-17189 · Sonicboom · Sonicboom Riscv-Boom

Published 2020-12-04 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2020-29561

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV: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.

Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-755

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-29561

Affected Products

Sonicboom Riscv-Boom

References · 7

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-29561 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-29561 · Security Note
• https://github.com/riscv-boom/riscv-boom/issues/504#issuecomment-736196635 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/6682 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/6580 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/6566 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/17141 · Telegram Post