AMD Ryzen and Ryzen Pro Promontory chipset code execution vulnerability (CNVD-2018-07881)

AMD Ryzen and Ryzen Pro are both central processing unit CPU products from AMD in the U.S. Promontory chipset is one of these chipsets. The Promontory chipset used in AMD Ryzen and Ryzen Pro has a security vulnerability that stems from the presence of a backdoor in the ASIC. An attacker could...

CVE-2018-8935: Undefined Security Weakness

The Promontory chipset, as used in AMD Ryzen and Ryzen Pro platforms, has a backdoor in the ASIC, aka CHIMERA-HW...

PT-2018-1090

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Promontory chipset versions affected versions not specified Description The issue is related to a backdoor in the ASIC of the Promontory chipset, which can be exploited by an attacker with administrative privileges and access to the targeted...