CVE-2024-53114: x86/CPU/AMD: Clear virtualized VMLOAD/VMSAVE on Zen4 client
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-53114 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 20.8% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 37 · Related 39Timeline
- 02-12-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 30-10-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/CPU/AMD: Clear virtualized VMLOAD/VMSAVE on Zen4 client A number of Zen4 client SoCs advertise the ability to use virtualized VMLOAD/VMSAVE, but using these instructions is reported to be a cause of a random host reboot. These instructions aren't intended to be advertised on Zen4 client so clear the capability.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVDNIST5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.28%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
21%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Increase +0.08 pp
From 0.21% 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.
Ubuntu122 products
- linux< 5.15.0-170.180 | < 6.8.0-58.60
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws< 5.15.0-1100.107 | < 6.8.0-1027.29
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
- linux≥ 89c8a4984fc98e625517bfe5083342d77ee35811, < e7c81a79fe1fa28c1825fb786bd3c749af471b0b | ≥ 89c8a4984fc98e625517bfe5083342d77ee35811, < cf79df17706605032461f1ebde730b4391d1ca9c | ≥ 89c8a4984fc98e625517bfe5083342d77ee35811, < 00c713f84f477a85e524f34aad8fbd11a1c051f0 | ≥ 89c8a4984fc98e625517bfe5083342d77ee35811, < a5ca1dc46a6b610dd4627d8b633d6c84f9724ef0 | 4.13
- linux_kernel< 6.11.10 | 6.12:rc1 | 6.12:rc2 | 6.12:rc3 | 6.12:rc4 | 6.12:rc5 | 6.12:rc6 | 6.12:rc7
Debian1 product
- linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 6.11.10-1
3 vendors · 125 products