CVE-2023-20579

A vulnerability was found in AMD hardware due to improper access control in the AMD SPI protection feature. This issue may allow a local user with Ring0 (kernel mode) privileged access to bypass protections, potentially resulting in loss of integrity and availability.

The PSP and AEGIS vulnerabilities necessitate a BIOS update, as they are not inherent to the CPU and cannot be addressed through CPU microcode updates. This requires a UEFI firmware update from the device vendor, distinct from updates in the linux-firmware package. Therefore, linux-firmware on Red Hat Enterprise Linux is marked as not affected.

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.