CVE-2023-20597 (GCVE-0-2023-20597)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-09-20 17:32 – Updated: 2025-06-27 21:45
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Summary
Improper initialization of variables in the DXE driver may allow a privileged user to leak sensitive information via local access.
Severity ?
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CWE
  • CWE-824 - Access of Uninitialized Pointer
Assigner
AMD
References
Impacted products
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AMD Ryzen™ 3000 Series Desktop Processors “Matisse” Affected: various
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    AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Desktop Processors “Vermeer” Affected: various
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    AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Desktop Processor with Radeon™ Graphics “Cezanne” Affected: various
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    AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ 3000 Series Processors “Castle Peak” HEDT Affected: various
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    AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ PRO Processors “Castle Peak” WS SP3 Affected: various
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    AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ PRO 3000WX Series Processors “Chagall” WS SP3 Affected: various
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    AMD Ryzen™ 6000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics "Rembrandt" Affected: various
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    AMD Ryzen™ 7035 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics "Rembrandt-R" Affected: various
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    AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics "Barcelo" Affected: various
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    AMD Ryzen™ 7030 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics “Barcelo-R” Affected: various
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    AMD AMD EPYC™ Embedded 7003 Unaffected: EmbMilanPI-SP3 1.0.0.6
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    AMD AMD Ryzen™ Embedded 5000 Unaffected: EmbAM4PI 1.0.0.2
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    AMD AMD Ryzen™ Embedded V2000 Unaffected: EmbeddedPI-FP6 1.0.0.8
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    AMD AMD Ryzen™ Embedded V3000 Unaffected: EmbeddedPI-FP7r2 1.0.0.4
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