CWE
20
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2021-26379: Input Validation

First published: Tue May 09 2023(Updated: )

Insufficient input validation of mailbox data in the SMU may allow an attacker to coerce the SMU to corrupt SMRAM, potentially leading to a loss of integrity and privilege escalation.

Credit: psirt@amd.com psirt@amd.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
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AMD EPYC 72F3 Firmware<milanpi_1.0.0.9
AMD EPYC 72F3 Firmware
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AMD EPYC Firmware<milanpi_1.0.0.9
AMD EPYC 7313 Firmware
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AMD EPYC 7313P Firmware<milanpi_1.0.0.9
AMD EPYC 7313P Firmware
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Amd Epyc Server Firmware<milanpi_1.0.0.9
AMD EPYC 7343 Firmware
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AMD EPYC 7373X Firmware<milanpi_1.0.0.9
AMD EPYC 7373X Firmware
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AMD EPYC 73F3 Firmware<milanpi_1.0.0.9
AMD EPYC 73F3 Firmware
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AMD EPYC 7413 Firmware<milanpi_1.0.0.9
AMD EPYC 7413 Firmware
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AMD EPYC 7443P Firmware<milanpi_1.0.0.9
AMD EPYC 7443P
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AMD EPYC 7443P Firmware<milanpi_1.0.0.9
AMD EPYC 7443P Firmware
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Amd Epyc Server Firmware<milanpi_1.0.0.9
AMD EPYC Server
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AMD EPYC 7473X Firmware<milanpi_1.0.0.9
AMD EPYC 7473X Firmware
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AMD EPYC 74F3 Firmware<milanpi_1.0.0.9
AMD EPYC 74F3 Firmware
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AMD EPYC 7513 Firmware<milanpi_1.0.0.9
AMD EPYC 7513 Firmware
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Amd Epyc Server Firmware<milanpi_1.0.0.9
AMD EPYC 7543 Firmware
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AMD EPYC 7543P Firmware<milanpi_1.0.0.9
AMD EPYC 7543P Firmware
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AMD EPYC 7573X Firmware<milanpi_1.0.0.9
AMD EPYC 7573X Firmware
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AMD EPYC 75F3 Firmware<milanpi_1.0.0.9
AMD EPYC 75F3 Firmware
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AMD EPYC 7643P Firmware<milanpi_1.0.0.9
AMD EPYC 7643 Firmware
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AMD EPYC 7663 Firmware<milanpi_1.0.0.9
AMD EPYC 7663 Firmware
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AMD EPYC 7713P Firmware<milanpi_1.0.0.9
AMD EPYC 7713 Firmware
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AMD EPYC 7713P Firmware<milanpi_1.0.0.9
AMD EPYC 7713P Firmware
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AMD EPYC 7763 Firmware<milanpi_1.0.0.9
AMD EPYC 7763 Firmware
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AMD EPYC 7773X Firmware<milanpi_1.0.0.9
AMD EPYC 7773X Firmware
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AMD EPYC 7232p firmware<romepi_1.0.0.e
AMD EPYC 7232p firmware
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AMD EPYC 7252 Firmware<romepi_1.0.0.e
AMD EPYC 7252 Firmware
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AMD EPYC 7262 Firmware<romepi_1.0.0.e
AMD EPYC 7262 Firmware
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AMD EPYC 7272 firmware<romepi_1.0.0.e
AMD EPYC 7272 firmware
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AMD EPYC 7282 Firmware<romepi_1.0.0.e
AMD EPYC 7282 Firmware
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Amd Epyc Server Firmware<romepi_1.0.0.e
AMD EPYC 7302 Firmware
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AMD EPYC 7302P Firmware<romepi_1.0.0.e
AMD EPYC 7302P Firmware
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AMD EPYC Firmware<romepi_1.0.0.e
AMD EPYC 7352 firmware
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Amd Epyc Server Firmware<romepi_1.0.0.e
AMD EPYC 7402 Firmware
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AMD EPYC 7402P Firmware<romepi_1.0.0.e
AMD EPYC 7402P Firmware
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AMD EPYC 7452 Firmware<romepi_1.0.0.e
AMD EPYC Server
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AMD EPYC 7502 Firmware<romepi_1.0.0.e
AMD EPYC 7502 firmware
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AMD EPYC 7502P Firmware<romepi_1.0.0.e
AMD EPYC 7502P Firmware
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AMD EPYC 7532 Firmware<romepi_1.0.0.e
AMD EPYC 7532 Firmware
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AMD EPYC 7542 Firmware<romepi_1.0.0.e
AMD EPYC Server
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AMD EPYC 7552 Firmware<romepi_1.0.0.e
AMD EPYC 7552 Firmware
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AMD EPYC 7642 Firmware<romepi_1.0.0.e
AMD EPYC 7642 Firmware
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AMD EPYC 7662 Firmware<romepi_1.0.0.e
AMD EPYC 7662 Firmware
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AMD EPYC 7702p firmware<romepi_1.0.0.e
AMD EPYC Server
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AMD EPYC 7702 Firmware<romepi_1.0.0.e
AMD EPYC 7702P
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AMD EPYC 7742 Firmware<romepi_1.0.0.e
AMD EPYC Server
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AMD EPYC 7F32 Firmware<romepi_1.0.0.e
AMD EPYC 7F32 Firmware
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AMD EPYC 7F52 Firmware<romepi_1.0.0.e
AMD EPYC 7F52 Firmware
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AMD EPYC 7F72<romepi_1.0.0.e
AMD EPYC 7F72 Firmware
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AMD EPYC 7H12 Firmware<romepi_1.0.0.e
AMD EPYC 7H12 Firmware
AMD EPYC 72F3 Firmware<milanpi_1.0.0.9
AMD EPYC 72F3 Firmware
AMD EPYC Firmware<milanpi_1.0.0.9
AMD EPYC 7313 Firmware
AMD EPYC 7313P Firmware<milanpi_1.0.0.9
AMD EPYC 7313P Firmware
Amd Epyc Server Firmware<milanpi_1.0.0.9
AMD EPYC 7343 Firmware
AMD EPYC 7373X Firmware<milanpi_1.0.0.9
AMD EPYC 7373X Firmware
AMD EPYC 73F3 Firmware<milanpi_1.0.0.9
AMD EPYC 73F3 Firmware
AMD EPYC 7413 Firmware<milanpi_1.0.0.9
AMD EPYC 7413 Firmware
AMD EPYC 7443P Firmware<milanpi_1.0.0.9
AMD EPYC 7443P
AMD EPYC 7443P Firmware<milanpi_1.0.0.9
AMD EPYC 7443P Firmware
Amd Epyc Server Firmware<milanpi_1.0.0.9
AMD EPYC Server
AMD EPYC 7473X Firmware<milanpi_1.0.0.9
AMD EPYC 7473X Firmware
AMD EPYC 74F3 Firmware<milanpi_1.0.0.9
AMD EPYC 74F3 Firmware
AMD EPYC 7513 Firmware<milanpi_1.0.0.9
AMD EPYC 7513 Firmware
Amd Epyc Server Firmware<milanpi_1.0.0.9
AMD EPYC 7543 Firmware
AMD EPYC 7543P Firmware<milanpi_1.0.0.9
AMD EPYC 7543P Firmware
AMD EPYC 7573X Firmware<milanpi_1.0.0.9
AMD EPYC 7573X Firmware
AMD EPYC 75F3 Firmware<milanpi_1.0.0.9
AMD EPYC 75F3 Firmware
AMD EPYC 7643P Firmware<milanpi_1.0.0.9
AMD EPYC 7643 Firmware
AMD EPYC 7663 Firmware<milanpi_1.0.0.9
AMD EPYC 7663 Firmware
AMD EPYC 7713P Firmware<milanpi_1.0.0.9
AMD EPYC 7713 Firmware
AMD EPYC 7713P Firmware<milanpi_1.0.0.9
AMD EPYC 7713P Firmware
AMD EPYC 7763 Firmware<milanpi_1.0.0.9
AMD EPYC 7763 Firmware
AMD EPYC 7773X Firmware<milanpi_1.0.0.9
AMD EPYC 7773X Firmware
AMD EPYC 7232p firmware<romepi_1.0.0.e
AMD EPYC 7232p firmware
AMD EPYC 7252 Firmware<romepi_1.0.0.e
AMD EPYC 7252 Firmware
AMD EPYC 7262 Firmware<romepi_1.0.0.e
AMD EPYC 7262 Firmware
AMD EPYC 7272 firmware<romepi_1.0.0.e
AMD EPYC 7272 firmware
AMD EPYC 7282 Firmware<romepi_1.0.0.e
AMD EPYC 7282 Firmware
Amd Epyc Server Firmware<romepi_1.0.0.e
AMD EPYC 7302 Firmware
AMD EPYC 7302P Firmware<romepi_1.0.0.e
AMD EPYC 7302P Firmware
AMD EPYC Firmware<romepi_1.0.0.e
AMD EPYC 7352 firmware
Amd Epyc Server Firmware<romepi_1.0.0.e
AMD EPYC 7402 Firmware
AMD EPYC 7402P Firmware<romepi_1.0.0.e
AMD EPYC 7402P Firmware
AMD EPYC 7452 Firmware<romepi_1.0.0.e
AMD EPYC Server
AMD EPYC 7502 Firmware<romepi_1.0.0.e
AMD EPYC 7502 firmware
AMD EPYC 7502P Firmware<romepi_1.0.0.e
AMD EPYC 7502P Firmware
AMD EPYC 7532 Firmware<romepi_1.0.0.e
AMD EPYC 7532 Firmware
AMD EPYC 7542 Firmware<romepi_1.0.0.e
AMD EPYC Server
AMD EPYC 7552 Firmware<romepi_1.0.0.e
AMD EPYC 7552 Firmware
AMD EPYC 7642 Firmware<romepi_1.0.0.e
AMD EPYC 7642 Firmware
AMD EPYC 7662 Firmware<romepi_1.0.0.e
AMD EPYC 7662 Firmware
AMD EPYC 7702p firmware<romepi_1.0.0.e
AMD EPYC Server
AMD EPYC 7702 Firmware<romepi_1.0.0.e
AMD EPYC 7702P
AMD EPYC 7742 Firmware<romepi_1.0.0.e
AMD EPYC Server
AMD EPYC 7F32 Firmware<romepi_1.0.0.e
AMD EPYC 7F32 Firmware
AMD EPYC 7F52 Firmware<romepi_1.0.0.e
AMD EPYC 7F52 Firmware
AMD EPYC 7F72<romepi_1.0.0.e
AMD EPYC 7F72 Firmware
AMD EPYC 7H12 Firmware<romepi_1.0.0.e
AMD EPYC 7H12 Firmware

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2021-26379?

    CVE-2021-26379 has a medium severity rating, primarily due to its potential for privilege escalation.

  • How do I fix CVE-2021-26379?

    To mitigate CVE-2021-26379, users should update their affected AMD EPYC firmware to version milanpi_1.0.0.9 or later.

  • What are the risks associated with CVE-2021-26379?

    The risks of CVE-2021-26379 include the potential corruption of SMRAM which can lead to loss of integrity and privilege escalation.

  • Which AMD processors are affected by CVE-2021-26379?

    Affected processors include the AMD EPYC 72F3, 7313, and others with firmware version before milanpi_1.0.0.9.

  • Is CVE-2021-26379 being actively exploited?

    As of now, there have been no reported active exploits for CVE-2021-26379, but users are advised to update their firmware.

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