Improper access control in AMD EPYC Server - CVE-2018-8933
Published: April 23, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12099
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-2018-8933
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: AMD
Affected software:
AMD EPYC Server
AMD EPYC Server
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists in the AMD EPYC Server processor chips due to insufficient access control for protected memory regions, aka FALLOUT-1, FALLOUT-2, and FALLOUT-3. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists in the AMD EPYC Server processor chips due to insufficient access control for protected memory regions, aka FALLOUT-1, FALLOUT-2, and FALLOUT-3. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-8933
Install update form vendor's website.