CVE-2013-6885
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.58% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 47.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2013-11-29 02:00Z12 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 17:53Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2013-11-27
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- d7a64963009dfeebaf8c18ae06c6f98eb5cd9f19a79dcdc1cba9df46ce63bfdd
05 Affected products
06 References
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2014:0470http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-04/msg00000.html
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2014:0285http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0285.html
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20131202 Xen Security Advisory 82 (CVE-2013-6885) - Guest triggerable AMD CPU erratum may cause host to hanghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/02/1
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2014:0373http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00011.html
- support.amd.comhttp://support.amd.com/TechDocs/51810_16h_00h-0Fh_Rev_Guide.pdf
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2013-22754http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-December/123553.html
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2013-22888http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-December/124195.html
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201407-03http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201407-03.xml
- www.zdnet.comhttp://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/amd-owns-up-to-cpu-bug/18924
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2013-22866http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-December/124199.html
- www.securityfocus.com63983http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63983
- www.securitytracker.com1029415http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029415
- secunia.com55840http://secunia.com/advisories/55840
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2014:0372http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00010.html
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2014:0459http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00026.html
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2014:0446http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00021.html
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20131127 CVE-2013-6885 AMD Publ. 51810 Errata 793 system hanghttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/28/1
- www.debian.orgDSA-3128http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3128
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comxen-cve20136885-dos(89335)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89335
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2014:0411http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00015.html
- lists.dragonflybsd.org[kernel] 20111225 Buildworld loop seg-fault update -- I believe it is hardwarehttp://lists.dragonflybsd.org/pipermail/kernel/2011-December/046594.html
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1035823
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- linux Fixed in 3.14.2-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- linux Fixed in 3.14.2-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- linux Fixed in 3.14.2-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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