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CVE-2024-7881


An unprivileged context can trigger a data memory-dependent prefetch engine to fetch the contents of a privileged location and consume those contents as an address that is also dereferenced.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.1, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited data confidentiality, limited integrity, for affected systems. Impacting 18 products from arm, from arm, from arm and 15 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2025, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.


Published

2025-01-28T15:15:12.847

Last Modified

2025-12-18T15:36:35.500

Status

Analyzed

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 5.1 (MEDIUM)

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-203

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System arm c1-premium_firmware - Yes
Hardware arm c1-premium - No
Operating System arm c1-pro_firmware - Yes
Hardware arm c1-pro - No
Operating System arm c1-ultra_firmware - Yes
Hardware arm c1-ultra - No
Operating System arm cortex-x3_firmware - Yes
Hardware arm cortex-x3 - No
Operating System arm cortex-x4_firmware - Yes
Hardware arm cortex-x4 - No
Operating System arm cortex-x925_firmware - Yes
Hardware arm cortex-x925 - No
Operating System arm neoverse-v2_firmware - Yes
Hardware arm neoverse-v2 - No
Operating System arm neoverse-v3_firmware - Yes
Hardware arm neoverse-v3 - No
Operating System arm neoverse-v3ae_firmware - Yes
Hardware arm neoverse-v3ae - No

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For arm's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.