What is CVE-2024-21980?

CVE-2024-21980 is a high-severity vulnerability in Amd 3rd Gen Epyc™ Processors, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.9/10. Published 2024-08-05.

How severe is CVE-2024-21980?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.9 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-21980 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Amd 3rd Gen Epyc™ Processors

CVE-2024-21980

Improper restriction of write operations in SNP firmware could allow a malicious hypervisor to potentially overwrite a guest's memory or UMC seed resulting in loss of confidentiality and integrity.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.023 (85.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.9 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Amd 3rd Gen Epyc™ Processors — versions various
Amd 4th Gen Epyc™ Processors — versions various
Amd Epyc™ Embedded 7003 — versions various
Amd Epyc™ Embedded 9003 — versions various

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

https://www.amd.com/en/resources/product-security/bulletin/amd-sb-3011.html (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-21980?: CVE-2024-21980 is a high-severity vulnerability in Amd 3rd Gen Epyc™ Processors, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.9/10. Published 2024-08-05.
How severe is CVE-2024-21980?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-21980 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.