# CVE-2024-53114: x86/CPU/AMD: Clear virtualized VMLOAD/VMSAVE on Zen4 client

> A flaw in the Linux kernel allows random host reboots on AMD Zen4 client systems due to incorrect virtualized VMLOAD/VMSAVE capability advertisement.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 2 Dec 2024
- **Updated:** 21 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** AZL-54113, AZL-54177, BELL-CVE-2024-53114, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-53114, GHSA-rgw8-cw3p-qv66, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2024-53114, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2024-53114, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2024-53114, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53114

## What is CVE-2024-53114?

CVE-2024-53114 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 2 Dec 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

x86/CPU/AMD: Clear virtualized VMLOAD/VMSAVE on Zen4 client

A number of Zen4 client SoCs advertise the ability to use virtualized
VMLOAD/VMSAVE, but using these instructions is reported to be a cause
of a random host reboot.

These instructions aren't intended to be advertised on Zen4 client
so clear the capability.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-53114?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-53114?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-53114 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-53114 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

- [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-53114 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-53114 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 2 Dec 2024. 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-2024-53114 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. 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-2024-53114/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-53114/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-53114
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53114
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-53114

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