Out-of-bounds write in AMD products - CVE-2021-26344

 

Out-of-bounds write in AMD products - CVE-2021-26344

Published: October 2, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU97944
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-26344
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: AMD
Affected software:
1st Gen AMD EPYC Processors
2nd Gen AMD EPYC Processors
3rd Gen AMD EPYC Processors

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing the AMD PSP1 Configuration Block (APCB). A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds write, modify the APCB block and execute arbitrary code on the target system.


How to mitigate CVE-2021-26344

Install updates from vendor's website.

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