CVE-2023-20589

fTPM Voltage Fault Injection

Description

An attacker with specialized hardware and physical access to an impacted device may be able to perform a voltage fault injection attack resulting in compromise of the ASP secure boot potentially leading to arbitrary code execution. 

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.08%
Vendor Advisory amd.com
Affected: AMD Ryzen™ 3000 Series Desktop Processors
Affected: AMD Ryzen™ PRO 3000 Series Desktop Processors
Affected: AMD Ryzen™ 3000 Series Desktop Processors with Radeon™ Graphics
Affected: AMD Ryzen™ PRO 3000 Series Processors with Radeon™ Vega Graphics
Affected: AMD Athlon™ 3000 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics
Affected: AMD Athlon™ PRO 3000 Series Processors with Radeon™ Vega Graphics
Affected: AMD Ryzen™ 4000 Series Desktop Processors with Radeon™ Graphics
Affected: AMD Ryzen™ PRO 4000 Series Desktop Processors
Affected: AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Desktop Processors
Affected: AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Desktop Processors with Radeon™ Graphics
Affected: Ryzen™ PRO 5000 Series Desktop Processors
Affected: AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ 2000 Series Processors
Affected: AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ 5000 Series Processors
Affected: AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ 3000 Series Processors
Affected: AMD Athlon™ 3000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics
Affected: AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics
Affected: AMD Ryzen™ PRO 5000 Series Processors
Affected: AMD Ryzen™ 6000 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics
Affected: AMD Ryzen™ PRO 6000 Series Processors
Affected: AMD Ryzen™ 7020 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics
Affected: AMD Ryzen™ 7030 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics
Affected: AMD Ryzen™ PRO 7030 Series Processors
Affected: AMD Ryzen™ 7035 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics
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References

Link Tags
https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/product-security/bulletin/AMD-SB-4005 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-20589?
CVE-2023-20589 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-20589?
To fix CVE-2023-20589, 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-2023-20589 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-20589 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.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-20589?
CVE-2023-20589 affects AMD Ryzen™ 3000 Series Desktop Processors, AMD Ryzen™ PRO 3000 Series Desktop Processors, AMD Ryzen™ 3000 Series Desktop Processors with Radeon™ Graphics, AMD Ryzen™ PRO 3000 Series Processors with Radeon™ Vega Graphics, AMD Athlon™ 3000 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics , AMD Athlon™ PRO 3000 Series Processors with Radeon™ Vega Graphics, AMD Ryzen™ 4000 Series Desktop Processors with Radeon™ Graphics, AMD Ryzen™ PRO 4000 Series Desktop Processors, AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Desktop Processors , AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Desktop Processors with Radeon™ Graphics, Ryzen™ PRO 5000 Series Desktop Processors, AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ 2000 Series Processors , AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ 5000 Series Processors, AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ 3000 Series Processors, AMD Athlon™ 3000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics, AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics, AMD Ryzen™ PRO 5000 Series Processors, AMD Ryzen™ 6000 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics, AMD Ryzen™ PRO 6000 Series Processors, AMD Ryzen™ 7020 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics, AMD Ryzen™ 7030 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics, AMD Ryzen™ PRO 7030 Series Processors, AMD Ryzen™ 7035 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics .
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