AMD EPYC 7003 Processors/EPYC 9004 Processor input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in AMD EPYC 7003 Processors and EPYC 9004 Processor. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2024-21944. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in AMD EPYC 7003 Processors and EPYC 9004 Processor (the affected version is unknown) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Improper input validation for DIMM serial presence detect (SPD) metadata could allow an attacker with physical access, ring0 access on a system with a non-compliant DIMM, or control over the Root of Trust for BIOS update, to potentially overwrite guest memory resulting in loss of guest data integrity.

It is possible to read the advisory at amd.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-21944 since 01/03/2024. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.6

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VulDB Temp Score: 1.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/03/2024 CVE reserved
06/11/2026 +889 days Advisory disclosed
06/11/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/11/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: amd.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-21944 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-21944
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-370283

Entryinfo

Created: 06/11/2026 07:52
Changes: 06/11/2026 07:52 (59)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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