Denial of Service Vulnerability in AMD's Input-Output Memory Management Unit
CVE-2023-31364
8.3HIGH
Key Information:
- Vendor
Amd
- Status
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 26 February 2026
What is CVE-2023-31364?
A vulnerability in AMD's input-output memory management unit allows an attacker to exploit improper handling of direct memory writes. A malicious guest virtual machine could overwhelm the host with excessive memory write requests, potentially leading to a fatal machine check error. This situation can result in denial of service, impacting the availability of the system. Organizations using affected AMD processors should consider implementing mitigations to safeguard against this risk.
Affected Version(s)
AMD Athlon™ 3000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics No Fix Planned
AMD EPYC™ 7001 Series Processors NaplesPI 1.0.0.R
AMD EPYC™ 7002 Series Processors RomePI 1.0.0.N