Medium severity · published Feb 13, 2024
CVE-2023-20579
Improper Access Control in the AMD SPI protection feature may allow a user with Ring0 (kernel mode) privileged access to bypass protections potentially resulting in loss of…
6.0
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Improper
Access Control in the AMD SPI protection feature may allow a user with Ring0
(kernel mode) privileged access to bypass protections potentially resulting in
loss of integrity and availability.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 6% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
R3
Ryzen 3 4300g Firmware · Amd
before comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.c · source: NVD
R3
Ryzen 3 4300ge Firmware · Amd
before comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.c · source: NVD
R3
Ryzen 3 4300u Firmware · Amd
before renoirpi-fp6_1.0.0.d · source: NVD
R3
Ryzen 3 5300g Firmware · Amd
before comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.c · source: NVD
R3
Ryzen 3 5300ge Firmware · Amd
before comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.c · source: NVD
R5
Ryzen 5 4500u Firmware · Amd
before renoirpi-fp6_1.0.0.d · source: NVD
R5
Ryzen 5 4600g Firmware · Amd
before comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.c · source: NVD
R5
Ryzen 5 4600ge Firmware · Amd
before comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.c · source: NVD
R5
Ryzen 5 4600h Firmware · Amd
before renoirpi-fp6_1.0.0.d · source: NVD
R5
Ryzen 5 4600u Firmware · Amd
before renoirpi-fp6_1.0.0.d · source: NVD
R5
Ryzen 5 5500gt Firmware · Amd
before comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.c · source: NVD
R5
Ryzen 5 5600g Firmware · Amd
before comboam4v2pi_1.2.0.c · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-20579
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-20579
Vendor Advisory
https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/product-security/bulletin/AMD-SB-7009
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