Denial of Service Vulnerability in SEV Firmware by AMD
CVE-2021-26321
5.5MEDIUM
Key Information:
- Vendor
Amd
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 16 November 2021
What is CVE-2021-26321?
A vulnerability exists in the SEV Firmware due to insufficient validation of ID commands, which can potentially allow a local authenticated attacker to execute a denial of service against the Platform Security Processor (PSP). This flaw poses risks to system availability and could affect the overall integrity of the platform.

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Affected Version(s)
1st Gen AMD EPYC™ < unspecified
2nd Gen AMD EPYC™ < unspecified
3rd Gen AMD EPYC™ < unspecified
References
CVSS V3.1
Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged
Timeline
Vulnerability published
Vulnerability Reserved