CVE-2013-6885

Summary

CVECVE-2013-6885
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-11-29 04:33:00 UTC
Updated2023-02-13 00:29:00 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

Problem Types: CWE-399

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

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

References

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