CVE-2021-46766
Improper clearing of sensitive data in the ASP Bootloader may expose secret keys to a privileged...
Improper clearing of sensitive data in the ASP Bootloader may expose secret keys to a privileged attacker accessing ASP SRAM, potentially leading to a loss of confidentiality.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
2.5
Improper clearing of sensitive data in the ASP Bootloader may expose secret keys to a privileged attacker accessing ASP SRAM, potentially leading to a loss of confidentiality.
- Record
CVE-2021-46766- CVSS 3.1
- 2.5 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-33422
2.5
Improper clearing of sensitive data in the ASP Bootloader may expose secret keys to a privileged attacker accessing ASP SRAM, potentially leading to a loss of confidentiality.
- Record
EUVD-2021-33422- CVSS 3.1
- 2.5 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-34xr-h92c-2m86
5.5
Improper clearing of sensitive data in the ASP Bootloader may expose secret keys to a privileged...
Improper clearing of sensitive data in the ASP Bootloader may expose secret keys to a privileged attacker accessing ASP SRAM, potentially leading to a loss of confidentiality.
- Record
GHSA-34xr-h92c-2m86- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-459
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
2.5
Improper clearing of sensitive data in the ASP Bootloader may expose secret keys to a privileged attacker accessing ASP SRAM, potentially leading to a loss of confidentiality.
- Record
CVE-2021-46766- CVSS 3.1
- 2.5 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-459
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2023:4654-1 No score
Security update for kernel-firmware
This update for kernel-firmware fixes the following issues:
Update AMD ucode to 20231030 (bsc#1215831):
- CVE-2022-23820: Failure to validate the AMD SMM communication buffer may allow an attacker to corrupt the SMRAM potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.
- CVE-2021-46774: Insufficient input validation in ABL may enable a privileged attacker to perform arbitrary DRAM writes, potentially resulting in code execution and privilege escalation.
- CVE-2023-20533: Insufficient DRAM address validation in System Management Unit (SMU) may allow an attacker using DMA to read/write from/to invalid DRAM address potentially resulting in denial-of-service. 0 CVE-2023-20519: A Use-After-Free vulnerability in the management of an SNP guest context page may allow a malicious hypervisor to masquerade as the guest's migration agent resulting in a potential loss of guest integrity.
- CVE-2023-20566: Improper address validation in ASP with SNP enabled may potentially allow an attacker to compromise guest memory integrity.
- CVE-2023-20521: TOCTOU in the ASP Bootloader may allow an attacker with physical access to tamper with SPI ROM records after memory content verification, potentially leading to loss of confidentiality or a denial of service.
- CVE-2021-46766: Improper clearing of sensitive data in the ASP Bootloader may expose secret keys to a privileged attacker accessing ASP SRAM, potentially leading to a loss of confidentiality.
- CVE-2022-23830: SMM configuration may not be immutable, as intended, when SNP is enabled resulting in a potential limited loss of guest memory integrity.
- CVE-2023-20526: Insufficient input validation in the ASP Bootloader may enable a privileged attacker with physical access to expose the contents of ASP memory potentially leading to a loss of confidentiality.
- CVE-2021-26345: Failure to validate the value in APCB may allow an attacker with physical access to tamper with the APCB token to force an out-of-bounds memory read potentially resulting in a denial of service.
- CVE-2023-20592: Issue with INVD instruction aka CacheWarpAttack (bsc#1215823).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2023:4654-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2023:4655-1 No score
Security update for kernel-firmware
This update for kernel-firmware fixes the following issues:
Update AMD ucode to 20231030 (bsc#1215831):
- CVE-2022-23820: Failure to validate the AMD SMM communication buffer may allow an attacker to corrupt the SMRAM potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.
- CVE-2021-46774: Insufficient input validation in ABL may enable a privileged attacker to perform arbitrary DRAM writes, potentially resulting in code execution and privilege escalation.
- CVE-2023-20533: Insufficient DRAM address validation in System Management Unit (SMU) may allow an attacker using DMA to read/write from/to invalid DRAM address potentially resulting in denial-of-service. 0 CVE-2023-20519: A Use-After-Free vulnerability in the management of an SNP guest context page may allow a malicious hypervisor to masquerade as the guest's migration agent resulting in a potential loss of guest integrity.
- CVE-2023-20566: Improper address validation in ASP with SNP enabled may potentially allow an attacker to compromise guest memory integrity.
- CVE-2023-20521: TOCTOU in the ASP Bootloader may allow an attacker with physical access to tamper with SPI ROM records after memory content verification, potentially leading to loss of confidentiality or a denial of service.
- CVE-2021-46766: Improper clearing of sensitive data in the ASP Bootloader may expose secret keys to a privileged attacker accessing ASP SRAM, potentially leading to a loss of confidentiality.
- CVE-2022-23830: SMM configuration may not be immutable, as intended, when SNP is enabled resulting in a potential limited loss of guest memory integrity.
- CVE-2023-20526: Insufficient input validation in the ASP Bootloader may enable a privileged attacker with physical access to expose the contents of ASP memory potentially leading to a loss of confidentiality.
- CVE-2021-26345: Failure to validate the value in APCB may allow an attacker with physical access to tamper with the APCB token to force an out-of-bounds memory read potentially resulting in a denial of service.
- CVE-2023-20592: Issue with INVD instruction aka CacheWarpAttack (bsc#1215823).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2023:4655-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVSUSE-SU-2023:4660-1 No score
Security update for kernel-firmware
This update for kernel-firmware fixes the following issues:
Update AMD ucode to 20231030 (bsc#1215831):
- CVE-2022-23820: Failure to validate the AMD SMM communication buffer may allow an attacker to corrupt the SMRAM potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.
- CVE-2021-46774: Insufficient input validation in ABL may enable a privileged attacker to perform arbitrary DRAM writes, potentially resulting in code execution and privilege escalation.
- CVE-2023-20533: Insufficient DRAM address validation in System Management Unit (SMU) may allow an attacker using DMA to read/write from/to invalid DRAM address potentially resulting in denial-of-service. 0 CVE-2023-20519: A Use-After-Free vulnerability in the management of an SNP guest context page may allow a malicious hypervisor to masquerade as the guest's migration agent resulting in a potential loss of guest integrity.
- CVE-2023-20566: Improper address validation in ASP with SNP enabled may potentially allow an attacker to compromise guest memory integrity.
- CVE-2023-20521: TOCTOU in the ASP Bootloader may allow an attacker with physical access to tamper with SPI ROM records after memory content verification, potentially leading to loss of confidentiality or a denial of service.
- CVE-2021-46766: Improper clearing of sensitive data in the ASP Bootloader may expose secret keys to a privileged attacker accessing ASP SRAM, potentially leading to a loss of confidentiality.
- CVE-2022-23830: SMM configuration may not be immutable, as intended, when SNP is enabled resulting in a potential limited loss of guest memory integrity.
- CVE-2023-20526: Insufficient input validation in the ASP Bootloader may enable a privileged attacker with physical access to expose the contents of ASP memory potentially leading to a loss of confidentiality.
- CVE-2021-26345: Failure to validate the value in APCB may allow an attacker with physical access to tamper with the APCB token to force an out-of-bounds memory read potentially resulting in a denial of service.
- CVE-2023-20592: Issue with INVD instruction aka CacheWarpAttack (bsc#1215823).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2023:4660-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2023:4664-1 No score
Security update for kernel-firmware
This update for kernel-firmware fixes the following issues:
Update AMD ucode to 20231030 (bsc#1215831):
- CVE-2022-23820: Failure to validate the AMD SMM communication buffer may allow an attacker to corrupt the SMRAM potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.
- CVE-2021-46774: Insufficient input validation in ABL may enable a privileged attacker to perform arbitrary DRAM writes, potentially resulting in code execution and privilege escalation.
- CVE-2023-20533: Insufficient DRAM address validation in System Management Unit (SMU) may allow an attacker using DMA to read/write from/to invalid DRAM address potentially resulting in denial-of-service. 0 CVE-2023-20519: A Use-After-Free vulnerability in the management of an SNP guest context page may allow a malicious hypervisor to masquerade as the guest's migration agent resulting in a potential loss of guest integrity.
- CVE-2023-20566: Improper address validation in ASP with SNP enabled may potentially allow an attacker to compromise guest memory integrity.
- CVE-2023-20521: TOCTOU in the ASP Bootloader may allow an attacker with physical access to tamper with SPI ROM records after memory content verification, potentially leading to loss of confidentiality or a denial of service.
- CVE-2021-46766: Improper clearing of sensitive data in the ASP Bootloader may expose secret keys to a privileged attacker accessing ASP SRAM, potentially leading to a loss of confidentiality.
- CVE-2022-23830: SMM configuration may not be immutable, as intended, when SNP is enabled resulting in a potential limited loss of guest memory integrity.
- CVE-2023-20526: Insufficient input validation in the ASP Bootloader may enable a privileged attacker with physical access to expose the contents of ASP memory potentially leading to a loss of confidentiality.
- CVE-2021-26345: Failure to validate the value in APCB may allow an attacker with physical access to tamper with the APCB token to force an out-of-bounds memory read potentially resulting in a denial of service.
- CVE-2023-20592: Issue with INVD instruction aka CacheWarpAttack (bsc#1215823).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2023:4664-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2023:4665-1 No score
Security update for kernel-firmware
This update for kernel-firmware fixes the following issues:
Update AMD ucode to 20231030 (bsc#1215831):
- CVE-2022-23820: Failure to validate the AMD SMM communication buffer may allow an attacker to corrupt the SMRAM potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.
- CVE-2021-46774: Insufficient input validation in ABL may enable a privileged attacker to perform arbitrary DRAM writes, potentially resulting in code execution and privilege escalation.
- CVE-2023-20533: Insufficient DRAM address validation in System Management Unit (SMU) may allow an attacker using DMA to read/write from/to invalid DRAM address potentially resulting in denial-of-service. 0 CVE-2023-20519: A Use-After-Free vulnerability in the management of an SNP guest context page may allow a malicious hypervisor to masquerade as the guest's migration agent resulting in a potential loss of guest integrity.
- CVE-2023-20566: Improper address validation in ASP with SNP enabled may potentially allow an attacker to compromise guest memory integrity.
- CVE-2023-20521: TOCTOU in the ASP Bootloader may allow an attacker with physical access to tamper with SPI ROM records after memory content verification, potentially leading to loss of confidentiality or a denial of service.
- CVE-2021-46766: Improper clearing of sensitive data in the ASP Bootloader may expose secret keys to a privileged attacker accessing ASP SRAM, potentially leading to a loss of confidentiality.
- CVE-2022-23830: SMM configuration may not be immutable, as intended, when SNP is enabled resulting in a potential limited loss of guest memory integrity.
- CVE-2023-20526: Insufficient input validation in the ASP Bootloader may enable a privileged attacker with physical access to expose the contents of ASP memory potentially leading to a loss of confidentiality.
- CVE-2021-26345: Failure to validate the value in APCB may allow an attacker with physical access to tamper with the APCB token to force an out-of-bounds memory read potentially resulting in a denial of service.
- CVE-2023-20592: Issue with INVD instruction aka CacheWarpAttack (bsc#1215823).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2023:4665-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2024:2376-1 No score
Security update for kernel-firmware
This update for kernel-firmware fixes the following issues:
Update AMD ucode to 20231030 (bsc#1215831):
- CVE-2022-23820: Failure to validate the AMD SMM communication buffer may allow an attacker to corrupt the SMRAM potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.
- CVE-2021-46774: Insufficient input validation in ABL may enable a privileged attacker to perform arbitrary DRAM writes, potentially resulting in code execution and privilege escalation.
- CVE-2023-20533: Insufficient DRAM address validation in System Management Unit (SMU) may allow an attacker using DMA to read/write from/to invalid DRAM address potentially resulting in denial-of-service. 0 CVE-2023-20519: A Use-After-Free vulnerability in the management of an SNP guest context page may allow a malicious hypervisor to masquerade as the guest's migration agent resulting in a potential loss of guest integrity.
- CVE-2023-20566: Improper address validation in ASP with SNP enabled may potentially allow an attacker to compromise guest memory integrity.
- CVE-2023-20521: TOCTOU in the ASP Bootloader may allow an attacker with physical access to tamper with SPI ROM records after memory content verification, potentially leading to loss of confidentiality or a denial of service.
- CVE-2021-46766: Improper clearing of sensitive data in the ASP Bootloader may expose secret keys to a privileged attacker accessing ASP SRAM, potentially leading to a loss of confidentiality.
- CVE-2022-23830: SMM configuration may not be immutable, as intended, when SNP is enabled resulting in a potential limited loss of guest memory integrity.
- CVE-2023-20526: Insufficient input validation in the ASP Bootloader may enable a privileged attacker with physical access to expose the contents of ASP memory potentially leading to a loss of confidentiality.
- CVE-2021-26345: Failure to validate the value in APCB may allow an attacker with physical access to tamper with the APCB token to force an out-of-bounds memory read potentially resulting in a denial of service.
- CVE-2023-20592: Issue with INVD instruction aka CacheWarpAttack (bsc#1215823).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2024:2376-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- amd 4th gen amd epyc™ processors
- amd epyc™ embedded 9003
- amd epyc 9124 firmware
- amd epyc 9174f firmware
- amd epyc 9184x firmware
- amd epyc 9224 firmware
- amd epyc 9254 firmware
- amd epyc 9274f firmware
- amd epyc 9334 firmware
- amd epyc 9354 firmware
- amd epyc 9354p firmware
- amd epyc 9374f firmware
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- amd epyc 9384x firmware
- amd epyc 9454 firmware
- amd epyc 9454p firmware
- amd epyc 9474f firmware
- amd epyc 9534 firmware
- amd epyc 9554 firmware
- amd epyc 9554p firmware
- amd epyc 9634 firmware
- amd epyc 9654 firmware
- amd epyc 9654p firmware
- amd epyc 9684x firmware
- amd epyc 9734 firmware
- amd epyc 9754 firmware
- amd epyc 9754s firmware
- amd ryzen threadripper pro 3945wx firmware
- amd ryzen threadripper pro 3955wx firmware
- amd ryzen threadripper pro 3975wx firmware
- amd ryzen threadripper pro 3995wx firmware
- amd ryzen™ threadripper™ pro 3000wx series processors “chagall” ws
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
kernel-firmwareSUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 20210208-150300.4.19.1 | 20210208-150300.4.19.1 |
kernel-firmwareSUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 20210208-150300.4.19.1 | 20210208-150300.4.19.1 |
kernel-firmwareSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 20210208-150300.4.19.1 | 20210208-150300.4.19.1 |
kernel-firmwareSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 20210208-150300.4.19.1 | 20210208-150300.4.19.1 |
kernel-firmwareSUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 20210208-150300.4.19.1 | 20210208-150300.4.19.1 |
kernel-firmwareSUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 20210208-150300.4.19.1 | 20210208-150300.4.19.1 |
kernel-firmwareSUSE:Enterprise Storage 7.1 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 20210208-150300.4.19.1 | 20210208-150300.4.19.1 |
kernel-firmwareSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 20190618-5.34.1 | 20190618-5.34.1 |
kernel-firmwareSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 20190618-5.34.1 | 20190618-5.34.1 |
kernel-firmwareSUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 20230724-150500.3.9.1 | 20230724-150500.3.9.1 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
kernel-firmwareSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 20230724-150500.3.9.1 | 20230724-150500.3.9.1 |
kernel-firmwareopenSUSE:Leap 15.5 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 20230724-150500.3.9.1 | 20230724-150500.3.9.1 |
kernel-firmwareSUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 20220509-150400.4.25.1 | 20220509-150400.4.25.1 |
kernel-firmwareSUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 20220509-150400.4.25.1 | 20220509-150400.4.25.1 |
kernel-firmwareSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 20220509-150400.4.25.1 | 20220509-150400.4.25.1 |
kernel-firmwareopenSUSE:Leap Micro 5.3 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 20220509-150400.4.25.1 | 20220509-150400.4.25.1 |
kernel-firmwareopenSUSE:Leap Micro 5.4 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 20220509-150400.4.25.1 | 20220509-150400.4.25.1 |
kernel-firmwareopenSUSE:Leap 15.4 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 20220509-150400.4.25.1 | 20220509-150400.4.25.1 |
kernel-firmwareSUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 20200107-150100.3.40.1 | 20200107-150100.3.40.1 |
kernel-firmwareSUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 20200107-150100.3.40.1 | 20200107-150100.3.40.1 |
kernel-firmwareSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 20200107-150100.3.40.1 | 20200107-150100.3.40.1 |
kernel-firmwareSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 20200107-150100.3.40.1 | 20200107-150100.3.40.1 |
kernel-firmwareSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 20200107-150100.3.40.1 | 20200107-150100.3.40.1 |
kernel-firmwareSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 20200107-150100.3.40.1 | 20200107-150100.3.40.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-46766 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.5) in Amd 4th Gen Amd Epyc™ Processors, published November 14, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.23%, the 13th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
amd.com/en/corporate/product-security/bulletin/AMD-SB-4002
amd.com/en/corporate/product-security/bulletin/AMD-SB-3002
amd.com/en/corporate/product-security/bulletin/AMD-SB-5001
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-46766
github.com/advisories/GHSA-34xr-h92c-2m86
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20234654-1
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bugzilla.suse.com/1215823
bugzilla.suse.com/1215831
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-26345
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-46766
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-46774
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-23820
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-23830
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-20519
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-20521
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-20526
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-20533
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-20566
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-20592
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20234655-1
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20234660-1
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20234664-1
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20234665-1
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20242376-1