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CVE-2020-8698

hw: Fast forward store predictor

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · November 10, 2020

Updated · August 7, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the CPU microarchitecture where a local attacker is able to abuse a timing issue which may allow them to infer internal architectural state from previous executions on the CPU.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CWE-212 · Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer