Improper access control in Ryzen and Ryzen Pro - CVE-2018-8935
Published: April 23, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12101
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8935
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists in the Promontory chipset in the AMD Ryzen and Ryzen Pro platforms due to a backdoor in the ASIC, aka CHIMERA-HW. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists in the Promontory chipset in the AMD Ryzen and Ryzen Pro platforms due to a backdoor in the ASIC, aka CHIMERA-HW. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Affected software
Ryzen
Ryzen Pro
Ryzen Pro
How to mitigate CVE-2018-8935
Install update form vendor's website.