CVE-2018-8936

Description

The AMD EPYC Server, Ryzen, Ryzen Pro, and Ryzen Mobile processor chips allow Platform Security Processor (PSP) privilege escalation.

9.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.60%

Vendor Advisory amd.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://amdflaws.com/	third party advisory
https://blog.trailofbits.com/2018/03/15/amd-flaws-technical-summary/	third party advisory
https://community.amd.com/community/amd-corporate/blog/2018/03/21/initial-amd-technical-assessment-of-cts-labs-research	vendor advisory
https://safefirmware.com/amdflaws_whitepaper.pdf	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-8936?: CVE-2018-8936 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-8936?: To fix CVE-2018-8936, 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-2018-8936 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-8936 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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