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ghsa-3h77-rgfr-6455

Vulnerability from github

Published

2021-12-11 00:00

Modified

2021-12-16 00:03

Details

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.

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cve-2020-12890

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2021-12-10 21:56

Modified

2024-09-16 23:36

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Summary

References

▼	URL	Tags
	https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/product-security	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

▼	Vendor	Product
	AMD	AMD Processors

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