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CVE-2021-26338

Improper access controls in System Management Unit (SMU) may allow for an attacker to override...

7.5 High

Improper access controls in System Management Unit (SMU) may allow for an attacker to override performance control tables located in DRAM resulting in a potential lack of system resources.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.93%Up 0.5 points since Nov 17, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used7.5

Improper access controls in System Management Unit (SMU) may allow for an attacker to override performance control tables located in DRAM resulting in a potential lack of system resources.

Record
CVE-2021-26338
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
7.8 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness
CWE-284
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

Improper access controls in System Management Unit (SMU) may allow for an attacker to override performance control tables located in DRAM resulting in a potential lack of system resources.

Record
CVE-2021-26338
Weakness
CWE-284
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-13144No score

Improper access controls in System Management Unit (SMU) may allow for an attacker to override performance control tables located in DRAM resulting in a potential lack of system resources.

Record
EUVD-2021-13144
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-42wg-wpqj-99fc7.5

Improper access controls in System Management Unit (SMU) may allow for an attacker to override...

Improper access controls in System Management Unit (SMU) may allow for an attacker to override performance control tables located in DRAM resulting in a potential lack of system resources.

Record
GHSA-42wg-wpqj-99fc
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

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History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliases, publishedEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2021-26338 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Amd 2nd Gen Amd Epyc™, published November 16, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.93%, the 60th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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