Vulnerability Description
Modern DRAM chips (DDR4 and LPDDR4 after 2015) are affected by a vulnerability in deployment of internal mitigations against RowHammer attacks known as Target Row Refresh (TRR), aka the TRRespass issue. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker needs to create certain access patterns to trigger bit flips on affected memory modules, aka a Many-sided RowHammer attack. This means that, even when chips advertised as RowHammer-free are used, attackers may still be able to conduct privilege-escalation attacks against the kernel, conduct privilege-escalation attacks against the Sudo binary, and achieve cross-tenant virtual-machine access by corrupting RSA keys. The issue affects chips produced by SK Hynix, Micron, and Samsung. NOTE: tracking DRAM supply-chain issues is not straightforward because a single product model from a single vendor may use DRAM chips from different manufacturers.
CVSS Score
CRITICAL
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Micron | Ddr4 Sdram | - |
| Micron | Lpddr4 | - |
| Samsung | Ddr4 | - |
| Samsung | Lpddr4 | - |
| Skhynix | Ddr4 Sdram | - |
| Skhynix | Lpddr4 | - |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://download.vusec.net/papers/trrespass_sp20.pdfThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/vusec/trrespassProduct
- https://thehackernews.com/2020/03/rowhammer-vulnerability-ddr4-dram.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://twitter.com/antumbral/status/1237425959407513600Third Party Advisory
- https://twitter.com/vu5ec/status/1237399112590467072Third Party Advisory
- https://www.vusec.net/projects/trrespass/Third Party Advisory
- https://download.vusec.net/papers/trrespass_sp20.pdfThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/vusec/trrespassProduct
- https://thehackernews.com/2020/03/rowhammer-vulnerability-ddr4-dram.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://twitter.com/antumbral/status/1237425959407513600Third Party Advisory
- https://twitter.com/vu5ec/status/1237399112590467072Third Party Advisory
- https://www.vusec.net/projects/trrespass/Third Party Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2020-10255?
CVE-2020-10255 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.0 (CRITICAL). Modern DRAM chips (DDR4 and LPDDR4 after 2015) are affected by a vulnerability in deployment of internal mitigations against RowHammer attacks known as Target Row Refresh (TRR), aka the TRRespass issu...
How severe is CVE-2020-10255?
CVE-2020-10255 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.0/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.
Is there a patch for CVE-2020-10255?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Micron Ddr4 Sdram, Micron Lpddr4, Samsung Ddr4, Samsung Lpddr4, Skhynix Ddr4 Sdram.