CVE-2021-26315 Code injection in 3rd Gen AMD EPYC™

High 7.8 Published Updated

Insufficient integrity verification in AMD PSP boot ROM allows arbitrary code execution when processing encrypted firmware images.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-26315?

CVE-2021-26315 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Amd Epyc 72f3 Firmware, published on 16 Nov 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

When the AMD Platform Security Processor (PSP) boot rom loads, authenticates, and subsequently decrypts an encrypted FW, due to insufficient verification of the integrity of decrypted image, arbitrary code may be executed in the PSP when encrypted firmware images are used.

Weakness: CWE-345

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-26315?

It affects 20 products.

Products include Amd Epyc 7003 Firmware, Amd Epyc 72f3 Firmware, Amd Epyc 7313 Firmware, Amd Epyc 7313p Firmware, Amd Epyc 7343 Firmware, Amd Epyc 73f3 Firmware and 14 more.

How do I fix CVE-2021-26315?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-26315 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

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Is CVE-2021-26315 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-26315 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Amd Epyc 72f3 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4qp6-97jw-9prg.

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