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AMD: Microcode Signature Verification Vulnerability


### Summary Google Security Team has identified a security vulnerability in some AMD Zen-based CPUs. This vulnerability allows an adversary with local administrator privileges (ring 0 from outside...

This vulnerability allows an adversary with local administrator privileges (ring 0 from outside a VM) to load malicious microcode patches. HIGH - 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. A test payload for Milan and Genoa CPUs that makes the RDRAND instruction return 4 can be downloaded here(applying it requires the user to be root from outside of a VM).

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