CVE-2022-27672: amd 1st gen amd epyc™ processors
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-27672 is a medium (CVSS 4.7) vulnerability in amd 1st gen amd epyc™ processors. EPSS estimates a 0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 20.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 4.7, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 22 · Related 18Timeline
- 14-02-2023PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 13-04-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
When SMT is enabled, certain AMD processors may speculatively execute instructions using a target from the sibling thread after an SMT mode switch potentially resulting in information disclosure.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated4.7MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated4.7MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated4.7MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.28%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
21%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.28% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Amd177 products
- 1st gen amd epyc™ processorsContact your OS vendor
- 2nd gen amd epyc™ processorsContact your OS vendor
- 2nd gen amd ryzen™ threadripper™ processorsContact your OS vendor
- 3rd gen amd ryzen™ threadripper™ processorsContact your OS vendor
- 7th generation amd a-series apusContact your OS vendor
Ubuntu20 products
- linux< 4.15.0-218.229 | < 5.4.0-156.173 | < 5.15.0-72.79
- linux-allwinner-5.19< 5.19.0-1012.12~22.04.1
- linux-aws< 4.15.0-1161.174 | < 5.4.0-1107.115 | < 5.15.0-1036.40
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian2 products
- linux< 6.1.12-1
- xen< 4.17.0+46-gaaf74a532c-1
Alpine1 product
- xen< 4.16.4-r0 | < 4.17.0-r2
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