CVE-2021-39298
3 documents3 sources
Severity
8.8HIGH
EPSS
0.1%
top 82.64%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedFeb 16
Latest updateFeb 17
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.0 | Impact: 6.0
Affected Packages192 packages
🔴Vulnerability Details
2GHSA▶
GHSA-jxf5-m5fg-rw27: Potential vulnerabilities have been identified in UEFI firmware (BIOS) for some PC products which may allow escalation of privilege and arbitrary code↗2022-02-17
CVEList▶
CVE-2021-39298: A potential vulnerability in AMD System Management Mode (SMM) interrupt handler may allow an attacker with high privileges to access the SMM resulting↗2022-02-16