# CVE-2024-7881: arm-trusted-firmware: An unprivileged context can trigger a data memory-dependent prefetch engine to fetch the contents of a privileged loc...

CVE-2024-7881 is fixed in arm-trusted-firmware on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2024-7881, released January 28, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-7881
- Priority: Routine
- CVSS: 5.1 (medium)
- EPSS: 0.0020
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Jan 28, 2025

## Description

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.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | arm-trusted-firmware Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 2.12.1+dfsg-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2024-7881](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2024-7881.md) | Jan 28, 2025 |
| Linux | arm-trusted-firmware Debian 14 | 2.12.1+dfsg-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2024-7881](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2024-7881.md) | Jan 28, 2025 |

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