CVE-2013-6885

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Summary

CVECVE-2013-6885
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-11-29 04:33:29 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe microcode on AMD 16h 00h through 0Fh processors does not properly handle the interaction between locked instructions and write-combined memory types, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a crafted application, aka the errata 793 issue.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.7 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

EPSS: 0.007140000 probability, percentile 0.724170000 (date 2026-04-29)

Problem Types: CWE-399 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Amd 16h Model 00h Processor - All All All
Hardware Amd 16h Model 0fh Processor - All All All
Operating System Amd 16h Model Processor Firmware - All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
support.amd.com/TechDocs/51810_16h_00h-0Fh_Rev_Guide.pdf af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.amd.com
AMD 16h Model Processor CVE-2013-6885 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
oss-security - CVE-2013-6885 AMD Publ. 51810 Errata 793 system hang af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2014:0446-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Bug 1035823 – CVE-2013-6885 hw: AMD CPU erratum may cause core hang af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Buildworld loop seg-fault update -- I believe it is hardware af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.dragonflybsd.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2014:0372-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 20 Update: xen-4.3.1-5.fc20 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3128-1 linux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Xen AMD CPU Bug May Let Local Guest Users Deny Service on the Host System - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
AMD owns up to CPU bug | ZDNet af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.zdnet.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 19 Update: xen-4.2.3-11.fc19 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2014:0470-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2014:0459-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2014:0373-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 18 Update: xen-4.2.3-11.fc18 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Xen: Multiple Vunlerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
Security Advisory SA55840 - Xen AMD CPU Core Denial of Service Vulnerability - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
oss-security - Xen Security Advisory 82 (CVE-2013-6885) - Guest triggerable AMD CPU erratum may cause host hang af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2014:0411-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
XSA-82 - Xen Security Advisories MITRE xenbits.xenproject.org
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com | CVE-2013-6885 MITRE access.redhat.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 673563 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2024-1144)
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