AMD 16h Model 00h Processor resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in AMD 16h Model 00h Processor. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part. Performing a manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-6885. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in AMD 16h Model 00h Processor (unknown version). This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was published 11/28/2013 as Bug 1035823 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-6885 since 11/27/2013. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 71422 (Fedora 20 : xen-4.3.1-5.fc20 (2013-22754)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 167228 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2014:0807-1)).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (89335), Tenable (71422), SecurityFocus (BID 63983†), Secunia (SA55840†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-42697†). Similar entries are available at VDB-11302, VDB-11755, VDB-12214 and VDB-12411. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 71422
Nessus Name: Fedora 20 : xen-4.3.1-5.fc20 (2013-22754)
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OpenVAS ID: 881900
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for kernel CESA-2014:0285 centos5
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03/24/2015 +456 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 1035823
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-6885 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-6885
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-65595

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X-Force: 89335
SecurityFocus: 63983
Secunia: 55840 - Xen AMD CPU Core Denial of Service Vulnerability, Not Critical
SecurityTracker: 1029415
Vulnerability Center: 42697 - Xen AMD CPU Core 3.3 - 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 Local DoS Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 01/11/2022 07:18
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (68), 05/18/2017 17:15 (5), 01/11/2022 07:11 (3), 01/11/2022 07:18 (1)
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