CVE-2024-56161
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V3.1EPSS Score
v2025.03.14There is a 0.0% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.
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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.
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A recent disclosure from the Google Security Team has revealed a high-severity vulnerability in AMD Zen-based CPUs that The post Google Security Team Uncovers AMD Microcode Vulnerability (CVE-2024-56161) appeared first on Cybersecurity News.
AMD released security patches to fix a flaw that could bypass SEV protection, letting attackers load malicious microcode. Researchers from Google disclosed an improper signature verification vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-56161 (CVSS score of 7.2), in AMD…
AMD said CVE-2024-56161, which first leaked last month, requires an attacker to have local administrator privileges as well as developed and executed malicious microcode.
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Debian 13.1 (and 12.12) 2025-09-06 "Just" a "minor" point release. But for those that have been waiting to upgrade to Debian 13, perhaps that time now draws nearer? [\[SUA 273-1\] Upcoming Debian 13 Update (13.1)](https://lists.debian.org/debian-stable-announce/2025/09/msg00000.html) [\[SUA 274-1\] Upcoming Debian 12 Update (12.12)](https://lists.debian.org/debian-stable-announce/2025/09/msg00001.html) 13.1: >\[SUA 273-1\] Upcoming Debian 13 Update (13.1) …