Vulnerability · Published Aug 9, 2024 · Assigned by AMD
CVE-2023-31315
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity code injection in 1st 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 0.6% (higher than 50% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 49.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Improper validation in a model specific register (MSR) could allow a malicious program with ring0 access to modify SMM configuration while SMI lock is enabled, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | amd64-microcode | 3.20240710.2~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-31315 |
| Debian:13 | amd64-microcode | 3.20240710.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-31315 |
| Debian:14 | amd64-microcode | 3.20240710.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-31315 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | linux-firmware | 0:20240827-124.git3cff7109.el8_10 | RLSA-2024:7481 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | amd64-microcode | 3.20191218.1ubuntu2.3 | USN-7077-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | amd64-microcode | 3.20191218.1ubuntu2.3 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-31315 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | amd64-microcode | 3.20231019.1ubuntu2.1 | USN-7077-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | amd64-microcode | 3.20231019.1ubuntu2.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-31315 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-94 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://www.amd.com/en/resources/product-security/bulletin/amd-sb-7014.html vendor-advisory
- https://www.darkreading.com/remote-workforce/amd-issues-updates-for-silicon-level-sinkclose-flaw
- https://media.defcon.org/DEF%20CON%2032/DEF%20CON%2032%20presentations/DEF%20CON%2032%20-%20Enrique%20Nissim%20Krzysztof%20Okupski%20-%20AMD%20Sinkclose%20Universal%20Ring-2%20Privilege%20Escalation.pdf
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41475975