CVE-2022-27672: Medium severity AMD Athlon X4 750 Firmware vulnerability
Published Feb 14, 2023
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Updated
A flaw was found in HW. When SMT is enabled, certain AMD processors may speculatively execute instructions using a target from the sibling thread after an SMT mode switch potentially resulting in information disclosure.
Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.
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Upgrade alpine/xen to a version that resolves this vulnerability.
Fixed in 4.16.4-r0
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Upgrade alpine/xen to a version that resolves this vulnerability.
Fixed in 4.17.0-r2
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Upgrade debian/linux to a version that resolves this vulnerability.
Fixed in 6.1.12-1
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Upgrade debian/xen to a version that resolves this vulnerability.
Fixed in 4.17.0+46-gaaf74a532c-1
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Upgrade debian/linux to a version that resolves this vulnerability.
Fixed in 6.1.176-1Fixed in 6.1.190-1Fixed in 6.12.107-1Fixed in 6.12.115-2Fixed in 7.2.12-1Fixed in 7.2.15-1
Upgrade
Upgrade debian/xen to a version that resolves this vulnerability.
Fixed in 4.17.5+72-g01140da4e8-1Fixed in 4.17.7+13-g2445b30a44-0+deb12u1Fixed in 4.20.3+127-gc42374a105-0+deb13u1Fixed in 4.20.4+63-g7abfd2bce2-0+deb13u1Fixed in 4.20.4+39-gf1e1321c87-1Fixed in 4.20.4+63-g7abfd2bce2-1
Event History
Feb 14, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:34 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:34 PM
Description
Mar 1, 2023
Data Sourced
via NVD·08:15 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Data Sourced
via OSV·08:15 AM
DescriptionAffected Software
Mar 2, 2023
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·12:26 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the severity of CVE-2022-27672?
CVE-2022-27672 has been rated with a high severity due to potential information disclosure risks affecting certain AMD processors.
2
How do I fix CVE-2022-27672?
Fixing CVE-2022-27672 involves updating affected AMD processor firmware and applying the latest operating system patches.
3
What processors are affected by CVE-2022-27672?
CVE-2022-27672 affects various AMD processors that have simultaneous multithreading (SMT) enabled, particularly those from the Ryzen and Athlon families.
4
Can CVE-2022-27672 be exploited remotely?
CVE-2022-27672 typically requires local access to exploit, making remote exploitation less likely.
5
What are the potential impacts of CVE-2022-27672?
The impact of CVE-2022-27672 includes the potential for sensitive information leakage across processes running on affected AMD processors.
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