Out-of-bounds write in AMD products - CVE-2021-26384
Published: May 26, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU63745
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-26384
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: AMD
Affected software:
AMD Ryzen 2000 series Desktop processor
AMD Ryzen 5000 Series Desktop processor with Radeon graphics
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 5000 Series Mobile processor with Radeon graphics
AMD Ryzen 2000 series Desktop processor
AMD Ryzen 5000 Series Desktop processor with Radeon graphics
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 5000 Series Mobile processor with Radeon graphics
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in System Management Interface. A local user can run a specially crafted SMI command to establish a corrupted SMI Trigger Info data structure and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-26384
Install updates from vendor's website.