CVE-2021-39298 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2021-39298 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 16/02/2022 | CVE Updated: 04/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2021
Source: AMD | Vendor: AMD | Product: 2nd Gen EPYC
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2021-39298 Description

A potential vulnerability in AMD System Management Mode (SMM) interrupt handler may allow an attacker with high privileges to access the SMM resulting in arbitrary code execution which could be used by malicious actors to bypass security mechanisms provided in the UEFI firmware.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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Source: AMD

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).