critical9.0
CVE-2018-8935
The Promontory chipset, as used in AMD Ryzen and Ryzen Pro platforms, has a backdoor in the ASIC, aka CHIMERA-HW.
Impact
The Promontory chipset, as used in AMD Ryzen and Ryzen Pro platforms, has a backdoor in the ASIC, aka CHIMERA-HW.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Amd | Ryzen Pro Firmware | All versions |
| Amd | Ryzen Firmware | All versions |
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://amdflaws.com/
- https://blog.trailofbits.com/2018/03/15/amd-flaws-technical-summary/
- https://community.amd.com/community/amd-corporate/blog/2018/03/21/initial-amd-technical-assessment-of-cts-labs-research
- https://safefirmware.com/amdflaws_whitepaper.pdf
- https://amdflaws.com/
- https://blog.trailofbits.com/2018/03/15/amd-flaws-technical-summary/
- https://community.amd.com/community/amd-corporate/blog/2018/03/21/initial-amd-technical-assessment-of-cts-labs-research
- https://safefirmware.com/amdflaws_whitepaper.pdf