Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in AMD products - CVE-2021-26366
Published: May 26, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU63733
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-26366
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to unspecified error. A local privileged user can read data from Boot ROM resulting in a loss of system integrity.
Affected software
AMD Ryzen 2000 series Desktop processor
AMD Ryzen 3000 Series Desktop processor
AMD Ryzen 5000 Series Desktop processor
AMD Ryzen 5000 Series Desktop processor with Radeon graphics
2nd Gen AMD Ryzen Threadripper processors
3rd Gen AMD Ryzen Threadripper processors
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO processors
AMD Ryzen 2000 Series Mobile processor
AMD Ryzen 3000 Series Mobile processor
2nd Gen AMD Ryzen Mobile processor with Radeon graphics
AMD Athlon 3000 Series Mobile processors with Radeon Graphics
AMD Ryzen 3000 Series Mobile processor with Radeon graphics
AMD Ryzen 5000 Series Mobile processor with Radeon graphics
AMD Ryzen 3000 Series Desktop processor
AMD Ryzen 5000 Series Desktop processor
AMD Ryzen 5000 Series Desktop processor with Radeon graphics
2nd Gen AMD Ryzen Threadripper processors
3rd Gen AMD Ryzen Threadripper processors
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO processors
AMD Ryzen 2000 Series Mobile processor
AMD Ryzen 3000 Series Mobile processor
2nd Gen AMD Ryzen Mobile processor with Radeon graphics
AMD Athlon 3000 Series Mobile processors with Radeon Graphics
AMD Ryzen 3000 Series Mobile processor with Radeon graphics
AMD Ryzen 5000 Series Mobile processor with Radeon graphics
How to mitigate CVE-2021-26366
Install updates from vendor's website.