FKIE_CVE-2013-6885

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2013-11-29 04:33 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:01
Severity
Summary
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.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.dragonflybsd.org/pipermail/kernel/2011-December/046594.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-December/123553.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-December/124195.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-December/124199.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00010.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00011.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00015.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00021.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00026.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-04/msg00000.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/28/1
secalert@redhat.comhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0285.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/55840
secalert@redhat.comhttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201407-03.xml
secalert@redhat.comhttp://support.amd.com/TechDocs/51810_16h_00h-0Fh_Rev_Guide.pdf
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3128
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/02/1
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63983
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029415
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/amd-owns-up-to-cpu-bug/18924
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1035823
secalert@redhat.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89335
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.dragonflybsd.org/pipermail/kernel/2011-December/046594.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-December/123553.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-December/124195.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-December/124199.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00010.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00011.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00015.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00021.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00026.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-04/msg00000.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/28/1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0285.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/55840
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201407-03.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.amd.com/TechDocs/51810_16h_00h-0Fh_Rev_Guide.pdf
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3128
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/02/1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63983
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029415
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/amd-owns-up-to-cpu-bug/18924
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1035823
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89335

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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T00:01:04.950",
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  "published": "2013-11-29T04:33:29.200",
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      "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-December/123553.html"
    },
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      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-December/124195.html"
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      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00010.html"
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    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00011.html"
    },
    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00015.html"
    },
    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00021.html"
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    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00026.html"
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      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-04/msg00000.html"
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      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "url": "http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/28/1"
    },
    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0285.html"
    },
    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/55840"
    },
    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "url": "http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201407-03.xml"
    },
    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "url": "http://support.amd.com/TechDocs/51810_16h_00h-0Fh_Rev_Guide.pdf"
    },
    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3128"
    },
    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/02/1"
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      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63983"
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    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029415"
    },
    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "url": "http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/amd-owns-up-to-cpu-bug/18924"
    },
    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1035823"
    },
    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89335"
    },
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      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
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}



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