CVE-2023-20579

MediumCVSS 6.0/10Last modified Sep 2, 2026

Description

Improper Access Control in the AMD SPI protection feature may allow a user with Ring0 (kernel mode) privileged access to bypass protections potentially resulting in loss of integrity and availability.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 6.0/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-284

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
AMD	AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Desktop Processor with Radeon™ Graphics	various
AMD	AMD Ryzen™ 7000 Series Desktop Processor	Various
AMD	AMD Ryzen™ 4000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics	various
AMD	AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics	various
AMD	AMD Ryzen™ 4000 Series Desktop Processors with Radeon™ Graphics	various
AMD	AMD Ryzen™ 6000 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics	various
AMD	AMD Ryzen™ 7040 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics	various
AMD	AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics	various
AMD	AMD Ryzen™ 7045 Series Mobile Processors	various
AMD	AMD Ryzen™ 7020 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics	various
AMD	AMD Ryzen™ Embedded V2000	various
AMD	AMD Ryzen™ Embedded V3000	various
AMD	AMD Ryzen™ 7040 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics	various
AMD	AMD Ryzen™ 7035 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics	various
AMD	AMD Ryzen™ 3000 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics	various

References

https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/product-security/bulletin/AMD-SB-7009Vendor Advisory
https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/product-security/bulletin/AMD-SB-7009Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Feb 13, 2024
Last modified: Sep 2, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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