CVE-2021-26313
Linux Debian vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2021-26313 is a security vulnerability discovered in AMD CPU products, first recorded on January 29, 2021. The vulnerability relates to potential speculative code store bypass in all supported CPU products. This security flaw, when combined with software vulnerabilities relating to speculative execution of overwritten instructions, could lead to incorrect speculation and potential data leakage (AMD Advisory).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 5.5 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-203 (Observable Discrepancy) and CWE-208 (Observable Timing Discrepancy). It requires local access and low complexity to exploit, with potential for high confidentiality impact but no impact on integrity or availability (NVD).

Impact

If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could result in data leakage through incorrect speculation in CPU operations. The vulnerability affects various AMD CPU products and has implications for systems running these processors (AMD Advisory).

Exploitability

The vulnerability requires local access and low privileges to exploit. AMD has indicated that they are not currently aware of any instances of such vulnerabilities being exploited in commercially available software (AMD Advisory).

Mitigation and workarounds

Various operating system distributions have released patches to address this vulnerability. Debian has issued security updates (DSA-4931-1) for affected versions, and fixes have been implemented in multiple releases including bullseye, bookworm, and sid/trixie (Debian Tracker).

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