CVE-2023-20581 Security feature bypass in AMD EPYC™ 9004 Processors
Low 2.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-20581 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2023-20581 is a low-severity vulnerability in AMD EPYC™ 9004 Processors, published on 11 Feb 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-20581 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: AMD EPYC™ 9004 Processors. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-20581/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-20581/index.md)
Privileged attackers can bypass IOMMU RMP checks to compromise guest memory integrity on AMD EPYC processors.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-20581?
CVE-2023-20581 is a low-severity vulnerability in AMD EPYC™ 9004 Processors, published on 11 Feb 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper access control in the IOMMU may allow a privileged attacker to bypass RMP checks, potentially leading to a loss of guest memory integrity.
Weakness: CWE-1284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-20581?
How do I fix CVE-2023-20581?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-20581 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-20581 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-20581 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mp93-634q-pm27.