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CVE-2021-26338CWE-284

CVE-2021-26338

3Vexday Risk Score

No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.

ssvc Trackepss 0.9%
exploitation probability
0.9%top 42% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
In short

A flaw in the System Management Unit allows attackers to tamper with performance control settings stored in memory, potentially causing the system to run out of resources or crash.

Technical detail

An improper access control vulnerability in SMU permits unauthorized modification of performance control tables in DRAM without proper authentication or authorization checks. This can lead to denial of service through resource exhaustion or system instability.

Summary generated and translated by AI from the official description.
Improper access controls in System Management Unit (SMU) may allow for an attacker to override performance control tables located in DRAM resulting in a potential lack of system resources.