Improper access control in Ryzen and Ryzen Pro - CVE-2018-8932

 

Improper access control in Ryzen and Ryzen Pro - CVE-2018-8932

Published: April 23, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU12098
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8932
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: AMD
Affected software:
Ryzen
Ryzen Pro

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists in the AMD Ryzen and Ryzen Pro processor chips due to insufficient access control for the Secure Processor, aka RYZENFALL-2, RYZENFALL-3, and RYZENFALL-4. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

How to mitigate CVE-2018-8932

Install update form vendor's website.

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