Description
The AMD Ryzen processor with AGESA microcode through 2017-01-27 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via an application that makes a long series of FMA3 instructions, as demonstrated by the Flops test suite.
Metrics
CVSS 3.0 5.5/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://forum.hwbot.org/showpost.php?p=480524Third Party Advisory
- http://forum.hwbot.org/showthread.php?t=167605Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97098Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13924192Third Party Advisory
- https://www.techpowerup.com/231536/amd-ryzen-machine-crashes-to-a-sequence-of-fma3-instructionsThird Party Advisory
- http://forum.hwbot.org/showpost.php?p=480524Third Party Advisory
- http://forum.hwbot.org/showthread.php?t=167605Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97098Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13924192Third Party Advisory
- https://www.techpowerup.com/231536/amd-ryzen-machine-crashes-to-a-sequence-of-fma3-instructionsThird Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Mar 25, 2017
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified