Upstream information
Description
AMD System Management Unit (SMU) contains a potential issue where a malicious user may be able to manipulate mailbox entries leading to arbitrary code execution.Upstream Security Advisories:
- https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/product-security/bulletin/amd-sb-1021
 - https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/product-security/bulletin/amd-sb-1028
 
SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having important severity.
| CVSS detail | National Vulnerability Database | 
|---|---|
| Base Score | 7.2 | 
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C | 
| Access Vector | Local | 
| Access Complexity | Low | 
| Authentication | None | 
| Confidentiality Impact | Complete | 
| Integrity Impact | Complete | 
| Availability Impact | Complete | 
| CVSS detail | National Vulnerability Database | 
|---|---|
| Base Score | 7.8 | 
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | 
| Attack Vector | Local | 
| Attack Complexity | Low | 
| Privileges Required | Low | 
| User Interaction | None | 
| Scope | Unchanged | 
| Confidentiality Impact | High | 
| Integrity Impact | High | 
| Availability Impact | High | 
| CVSSv3 Version | 3.1 | 
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Fri Nov 12 11:00:38 2021CVE page last modified: Mon Oct 6 19:29:37 2025