CVE-2020-12890 (GCVE-0-2020-12890)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-12-10 21:56
Modified
2024-09-16 23:36
Severity ?
Summary
Improper handling of pointers in the System Management Mode (SMM) handling code may allow for a privileged attacker with physical or administrative access to potentially manipulate the AMD Generic Encapsulated Software Architecture (AGESA) to execute arbitrary code undetected by the operating system.
References
psirt@amd.comhttps://www.amd.com/en/corporate/product-securityVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/product-securityVendor Advisory
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