Upstream information

CVE-2024-56161 at MITRE

Description

Improper signature verification in AMD CPU ROM microcode patch loader may allow an attacker with local administrator privilege to load malicious CPU microcode resulting in loss of confidentiality and integrity of a confidential guest running under AMD SEV-SNP.

Upstream Security Advisories:

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having important severity.

CVSS v3 Scores
CVSS detail CNA (AMD) SUSE
Base Score 7.2 7.2
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Local Local
Attack Complexity High High
Privileges Required High High
User Interaction None None
Scope Changed Changed
Confidentiality Impact High High
Integrity Impact High High
Availability Impact None None
CVSSv3 Version 3.1 3.1
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1236775 [NEW]

No SUSE Security Announcements cross referenced.

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
openSUSE Tumbleweed
  • spectre-meltdown-checker >= 26.36.0602723-1.1
 Patchnames:
openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2026-11242

SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Mon Feb 3 20:01:02 2025
CVE page last modified: Sat Jul 11 14:19:29 2026