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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-46794

Insufficient bounds checking in ASP (AMD Secure Processor) may allow for an out of bounds read in SMI (System Management Interface) mailbox checksum calculation triggering a data abort, resulting in a potential denial of service.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 0.62%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.62%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Insufficient bounds checking in ASP (AMD Secure Processor) may allow for an out of bounds read in SMI (System Management Interface) mailbox checksum calculation triggering a data abort, resulting in a potential denial of service.

CVSS 3.1
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
0.62% probability · 48th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-125
Affected
amd/ryzen 5300g firmware · amd/ryzen 5300ge firmware · amd/ryzen 5500 firmware · amd/ryzen 5600 firmware · amd/ryzen 5600g firmware · amd/ryzen 5600ge firmware · amd/ryzen 5600x firmware · amd/ryzen 5700g firmware · amd/ryzen 5700ge firmware · amd/ryzen 5700x firmware · amd/ryzen 5800 firmware · amd/ryzen 5800x3d firmware · amd/ryzen 5800x firmware · amd/ryzen 5900 firmware · amd/ryzen 5900x firmware · amd/ryzen 5945wx firmware · amd/ryzen 5950x firmware · amd/ryzen 5955wx firmware · amd/ryzen 5965wx firmware · amd/ryzen 5975wx firmware · +36 more
Source
psirt@amd.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.