#VU63737 Input validation error in AMD products - CVE-2021-26337

 

#VU63737 Input validation error in AMD products - CVE-2021-26337

Published: May 26, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU63737
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2021-26337
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
AMD Ryzen 3000 Series Desktop processor
AMD Ryzen 5000 Series Desktop processor
3rd Gen AMD Ryzen Threadripper processors
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO processors
Software vendor:
AMD

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient DRAM address validation in System Management Unit (SMU). A local user can force DMA to read from invalid DRAM address to SRAM and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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