Vulnerability · Published Aug 5, 2024 · Assigned by AMD
CVE-2024-21978
Medium 6.0
In plain English
A medium-severity improper input validation in 3rd Gen AMD EPYC™ Processors from AMD. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 43% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.0Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 57.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
Improper input validation in SEV-SNP could allow a malicious hypervisor to read or overwrite guest memory potentially leading to data leakage or data corruption.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| AMD | 3rd Gen AMD EPYC™ Processors | various – before MilanPI 1.0.0.D |
| AMD | 4th Gen AMD EPYC™ Processors | various – before GenoaPI 1.0.0.C |
| AMD | AMD EPYC™ Embedded 7003 | various – before EmbMilanPI-SP3 1.0.0.9 |
| AMD | AMD EPYC™ Embedded 9003 | various – before EmbGenoaPI-SP5 1.0.0.7 |
Weakness: CWE-20 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N