USN-6244-1
Not scored
amd64-microcode vulnerability
Tavis Ormandy discovered that some AMD processors did not properly handle speculative execution of certain vector register instructions. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information.
Exploit probability
Not scored
Published
July 25, 2023
Required by
Not available
Last source change
June 25, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
3 explicit affected versions
1 explicit affected versions
6 explicit affected versions
6 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
USN-6244-1
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Tavis Ormandy discovered that some AMD processors did not properly handle speculative execution of certain vector register instructions. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information.
05 / REFERENCES