CVE-2020-12890

Medium

Description

Improper handling of pointers in the System Management Mode (SMM) handling code may allow for a privileged attacker with physical or administrative access to potentially manipulate the AMD Generic Encapsulated Software Architecture (AGESA) to execute arbitrary code undetected by the operating system.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.7
Exploit probability—
ProductAmd Generic Encapsulated Software Architecture
PublishedDec 10, 2021
First seenDec 10, 2021

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
amd amd_generic_encapsulated_software_architectureNo range specified—

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