# CVE-2022-37459: Ampere Altra devices before 1.08g and Ampere Altra Max devices before 2.05a allow attackers to control the predictions for return addresses

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-08-17 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Ampere Altra devices before 1.08g and Ampere Altra Max devices before 2.05a allow attackers to control the predictions for return addresses and potentially hijack code flow to execute arbitrary code via a side-channel attack, aka a "Retbleed" issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://amperecomputing.com/products/security-bulletins/retbleed.html
- https://developer.arm.com/documentation/ka005138/1-0/

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