CVE-2017-7262

Description

The AMD Ryzen processor with AGESA microcode through 2017-01-27 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via an application that makes a long series of FMA3 instructions, as demonstrated by the Flops test suite.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.06%
Third-Party Advisory hwbot.org Third-Party Advisory hwbot.org Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory ycombinator.com Third-Party Advisory techpowerup.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97098 third party advisory vdb entry
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13924192 third party advisory
http://forum.hwbot.org/showthread.php?t=167605 third party advisory
http://forum.hwbot.org/showpost.php?p=480524 third party advisory
https://www.techpowerup.com/231536/amd-ryzen-machine-crashes-to-a-sequence-of-fma3-instructions third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-7262?
CVE-2017-7262 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-7262?
To fix CVE-2017-7262, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-7262 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-7262 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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