CVE-2021-46779 (GCVE-0-2021-46779)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-01-10 20:56 – Updated: 2025-04-09 14:47
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Summary
Insufficient input validation in SVC_ECC_PRIMITIVE system call in a compromised user application or ABL may allow an attacker to corrupt ASP (AMD Secure Processor) OS memory which may lead to potential loss of integrity and availability.
Severity ?
7.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CWE
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Assigner
AMD
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AMD 1st Gen EPYC Affected: various
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