AMD Processor Microcode Vulnerability: Errata 793 - Denial of Service via Locked Instructions and Write-Combined Memory Types

CVE-2013-6885 · MEDIUM Severity

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

The 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.

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