Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 29, 2013· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2013-6885
CVE-2013-6885
Description
The microcode on AMD 16h 00h through 0Fh processors does not properly handle the interaction between locked instructions and write-combined memory types, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a crafted application, aka the errata 793 issue.
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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:h:amd:16h_model_00h_processor:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:h:amd:16h_model_00h_processor:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:amd:16h_model_0fh_processor:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:amd:16h_model_processor_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
22- lists.dragonflybsd.org/pipermail/kernel/2011-December/046594.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-December/123553.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-December/124195.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-December/124199.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00010.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00011.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00015.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00021.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00026.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-04/msg00000.htmlnvd
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/28/1nvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0285.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/55840nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201407-03.xmlnvd
- support.amd.com/TechDocs/51810_16h_00h-0Fh_Rev_Guide.pdfnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3128nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/02/1nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/63983nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1029415nvd
- www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/amd-owns-up-to-cpu-bug/18924nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89335nvd
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