CVE-2021-26400 (GCVE-0-2021-26400)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-05-11 16:36 – Updated: 2024-09-17 04:05
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Summary
AMD processors may speculatively re-order load instructions which can result in stale data being observed when multiple processors are operating on shared memory, resulting in potential data leakage.
Severity
4.0 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • NA
Assigner
AMD CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 63/100 over 73 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
AMD AMD Processors Affected: Processor All Supported Processors
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Date Public
2022-05-10 00:00
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