Medium severity · published Jun 10, 2026
CVE-2024-21944
Improper input validation for DIMM serial presence detect (SPD) metadata could allow an attacker with physical access, ring0 access on a system with a non-compliant DIMM, or…
5.3
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Improper input validation for DIMM serial presence detect (SPD) metadata could allow an attacker with physical access, ring0 access on a system with a non-compliant DIMM, or control over the Root of Trust for BIOS update, to potentially overwrite guest memory resulting in loss of guest data integrity.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 13% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AE
AMD EPYC™ 7003 Series Processors · AMD
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
AE
AMD EPYC™ 9004 Series Processor · AMD
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21944
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-21944
www.amd.com
https://www.amd.com/en/resources/product-security/bulletin/amd-sb-3015.html
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