Out-of-bounds write in 3rd Gen AMD EPYC Processors and 2nd Gen AMD EPYC Processors - CVE-2021-46772
Published: October 2, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU97953
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 1.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-46772
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient input validation in the ABL. A local privileged user with access to the BIOS menu or UEFI shell can tamper with the structure headers in SPI ROM and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
3rd Gen AMD EPYC Processors
2nd Gen AMD EPYC Processors
SimpliVity 325 Gen10 Plus
SimpliVity 325 Gen10
SimpliVity 325 Gen 11
HPE ProLiant DL345 Gen11 Server
HPE Gen11 BIOS
HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen11 Server
HPE ProLiant DL365 Gen11 Server
HPE ProLiant DL325 Gen11 Server
HPE ProLiant DL325 Gen10 Plus v2 server
HPE ProLiant DL345 Gen10 Plus server
HPE ProLiant DL365 Gen10 Plus server
HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen10 Plus server
HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen10 Plus v2 server
HPE ProLiant DL325 Gen10 Plus server
HPE Gen10 Plus BIOS
HPE ProLiant DL325 Gen10 Server
HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen10 Server
HPE Gen10 BIOS
2nd Gen AMD EPYC Processors
SimpliVity 325 Gen10 Plus
SimpliVity 325 Gen10
SimpliVity 325 Gen 11
HPE ProLiant DL345 Gen11 Server
HPE Gen11 BIOS
HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen11 Server
HPE ProLiant DL365 Gen11 Server
HPE ProLiant DL325 Gen11 Server
HPE ProLiant DL325 Gen10 Plus v2 server
HPE ProLiant DL345 Gen10 Plus server
HPE ProLiant DL365 Gen10 Plus server
HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen10 Plus server
HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen10 Plus v2 server
HPE ProLiant DL325 Gen10 Plus server
HPE Gen10 Plus BIOS
HPE ProLiant DL325 Gen10 Server
HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen10 Server
HPE Gen10 BIOS
How to mitigate CVE-2021-46772
Install updates from vendor's website.
3rd Gen AMD EPYC Processors - update to GenoaPI 1.0.0.9
2nd Gen AMD EPYC Processors - update to RomePI 1.0.0.E
SimpliVity 325 Gen10 Plus - update to SVTSPGen10-2024_0731
SimpliVity 325 Gen10 - update to SVTSPGen10-2024_0731
SimpliVity 325 Gen 11 - update to SVTSPGen11-2024_0731
HPE ProLiant DL345 Gen11 Server - update to 1.58_01-04-2024
HPE Gen11 BIOS - update to 1.58_01-04-2024
HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen11 Server - update to 1.58_01-04-2024
HPE ProLiant DL365 Gen11 Server - update to 1.58_01-04-2024
HPE ProLiant DL325 Gen11 Server - update to 1.58_01-04-2024
HPE ProLiant DL325 Gen10 Plus v2 server - update to 2.84_08-17-2023
HPE ProLiant DL345 Gen10 Plus server - update to 2.84_08-17-2023
HPE ProLiant DL365 Gen10 Plus server - update to 2.84_08-17-2023
HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen10 Plus server - update to 2.84_08-17-2023
HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen10 Plus v2 server - update to 2.84_08-17-2023
HPE ProLiant DL325 Gen10 Plus server - update to 2.84_08-17-2023
HPE Gen10 Plus BIOS - update to 2.84_08-17-2023
HPE ProLiant DL325 Gen10 Server - update to 2.84_09-07-2023
HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen10 Server - update to 2.84_09-07-2023
HPE Gen10 BIOS - update to 2.84_09-07-2023
2nd Gen AMD EPYC Processors - update to RomePI 1.0.0.E
SimpliVity 325 Gen10 Plus - update to SVTSPGen10-2024_0731
SimpliVity 325 Gen10 - update to SVTSPGen10-2024_0731
SimpliVity 325 Gen 11 - update to SVTSPGen11-2024_0731
HPE ProLiant DL345 Gen11 Server - update to 1.58_01-04-2024
HPE Gen11 BIOS - update to 1.58_01-04-2024
HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen11 Server - update to 1.58_01-04-2024
HPE ProLiant DL365 Gen11 Server - update to 1.58_01-04-2024
HPE ProLiant DL325 Gen11 Server - update to 1.58_01-04-2024
HPE ProLiant DL325 Gen10 Plus v2 server - update to 2.84_08-17-2023
HPE ProLiant DL345 Gen10 Plus server - update to 2.84_08-17-2023
HPE ProLiant DL365 Gen10 Plus server - update to 2.84_08-17-2023
HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen10 Plus server - update to 2.84_08-17-2023
HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen10 Plus v2 server - update to 2.84_08-17-2023
HPE ProLiant DL325 Gen10 Plus server - update to 2.84_08-17-2023
HPE Gen10 Plus BIOS - update to 2.84_08-17-2023
HPE ProLiant DL325 Gen10 Server - update to 2.84_09-07-2023
HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen10 Server - update to 2.84_09-07-2023
HPE Gen10 BIOS - update to 2.84_09-07-2023