CVE - CVE-2013-6885

CVE-ID
CVE-2013-6885	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
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
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MISC:1029415 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029415 MISC:55840 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/55840 MISC:63983 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63983 MISC:DSA-3128 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3128 MISC:FEDORA-2013-22754 URL:http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-December/123553.html MISC:FEDORA-2013-22866 URL:http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-December/124199.html MISC:FEDORA-2013-22888 URL:http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-December/124195.html MISC:GLSA-201407-03 URL:http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201407-03.xml MISC:RHSA-2014:0285 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0285.html MISC:SUSE-SU-2014:0372 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00010.html MISC:SUSE-SU-2014:0373 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00011.html MISC:SUSE-SU-2014:0411 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00015.html MISC:SUSE-SU-2014:0446 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00021.html MISC:SUSE-SU-2014:0459 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00026.html MISC:SUSE-SU-2014:0470 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-04/msg00000.html MISC:[kernel] 20111225 Buildworld loop seg-fault update -- I believe it is hardware URL:http://lists.dragonflybsd.org/pipermail/kernel/2011-December/046594.html MISC:[oss-security] 20131127 CVE-2013-6885 AMD Publ. 51810 Errata 793 system hang URL:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/28/1 MISC:[oss-security] 20131202 Xen Security Advisory 82 (CVE-2013-6885) - Guest triggerable AMD CPU erratum may cause host to hang URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/02/1 MISC:http://support.amd.com/TechDocs/51810_16h_00h-0Fh_Rev_Guide.pdf URL:http://support.amd.com/TechDocs/51810_16h_00h-0Fh_Rev_Guide.pdf MISC:http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/amd-owns-up-to-cpu-bug/18924 URL:http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/amd-owns-up-to-cpu-bug/18924 MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1035823 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1035823 MISC:xen-cve20136885-dos(89335) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89335
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20131127	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20131127)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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