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Critical
CVE-2022-23821
Improper access control in System Management Mode (SMM) may allow...
Vulnerability Description
Improper access control in System Management Mode (SMM) may allow an attacker to write to SPI ROM potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.
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
Ryzen™ 3000 Series Desktop Processors “Matisse”, Ryzen™ 5000 Series Desktop Processors “Vermeer”, Ryzen™ 5000 Series Desktop Processor with Radeon™ Graphics “Cezanne”, Athlon™ 3000 Series Desktop Processors with Radeon™ Graphics “Picasso” AM4, Ryzen™ Threadripper™ 2000 Series Processors “Colfax”, Ryzen™ Threadripper™ 3000 Series Processors “Castle Peak” HEDT, Ryzen™ Threadripper™ PRO Processors “Castle Peak” WS SP3, Ryzen™ Threadripper™ PRO 3000WX Series Processors “Chagall” WS, Athlon™ 3000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics “Dali”/”Dali” FP5, Athlon™ 3000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics “Pollock”, Ryzen™ 3000 Series Mobile Processor with Radeon™ Graphics “Picasso” FP5, Ryzen™ 4000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics “Renoir” FP6, Ryzen™ 5000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics “Lucienne”, Ryzen™ 5000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics “Cezanne”, AMD Ryzen™ 6000 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics "Rembrandt", AMD Ryzen™ 7035 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics “Rembrandt-R”, AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics “Barcelo”, AMD Ryzen™ 7030 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics “Barcelo-R”, AMD Ryzen™ Embedded R1000, AMD Ryzen™ Embedded R2000, AMD Ryzen™ Embedded 5000, AMD Ryzen™ Embedded V1000, AMD Ryzen™ Embedded V2000, AMD Ryzen™ Embedded V3000
Vulnerable Versions:
various , various
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 14th, 2023
Last Modified:
December 3rd, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.