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High
CVE-2021-39298
A potential vulnerability in AMD System Management Mode (SMM) interrupt...
Vulnerability Description
A potential vulnerability in AMD System Management Mode (SMM) interrupt handler may allow an attacker with high privileges to access the SMM resulting in arbitrary code execution which could be used by malicious actors to bypass security mechanisms provided in the UEFI firmware.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
2nd Gen EPYC, 3rd Gen EPYC, Ryzen 2000 Series, Ryzen 3000 Series, Ryzen 5000 Series
Vulnerable Versions:
Various, various
Timeline
Official Publish:
February 16th, 2022
Last Modified:
August 4th, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.