CVE-2020-12961 (GCVE-0-2020-12961)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-11-16 18:13
Modified
2024-09-17 04:13
Severity ?
CWE
  • CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
Summary
A potential vulnerability exists in AMD Platform Security Processor (PSP) that may allow an attacker to zero any privileged register on the System Management Network which may lead to bypassing SPI ROM protections.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
AMD 2nd Gen AMD EPYC™ Version: unspecified   < RomePI-SP3_1.0.0.C
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   AMD 3rd Gen AMD EPYC™ Version: unspecified   < MilanPI-SP3_1.0.0.4
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