AMD SEV-SNP Vulnerability Allows Malicious Microcode Injection with Admin Access

A security vulnerability has been disclosed in AMD’s Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV) that could permit an attacker to load a malicious CPU microcode under specific conditions.
The flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-56161, carries a CVSS score of 7.2 out of 10.0, indicating high severity.
“Improper signature verification in AMD CPU ROM microcode patch loader may allow an attacker with local

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