CVE-2024-56161
highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.005 · 45 %ileDEEURUEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Improper signature verification in AMD CPU ROM microcode patch loader may allow an attacker with local administrator privilege to load malicious CPU microcode resulting in loss of confidentiality and integrity of a confidential guest running under AMD SEV-SNP.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.6–7.2
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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affected products (22)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2025-0257AMD Prozessor: Schwachstelle ermöglicht das Umgehen von SicherheitsmaßnahmenDeutsch2025-02-03csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in AMD Prozessor ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen.
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (9)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/04/1cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/AMD-Processor-information-disclosure-via-SEV-SNP-46274cnnvd
- https://www.amd.com/en/resources/product-security/bulletin/amd-sb-3019.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.amd.com/en/resources/product-security/bulletin/amd-sb-3019.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/04/1nvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/03/06/2nvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00024.htmlnvd
- https://www.amd.com/en/resources/product-security/bulletin/amd-sb-3019.htmlnvd
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