Medium severity · published Feb 12, 2026
CVE-2024-21961
Improper restriction of operations within the bounds of a memory buffer in PCIe® Link could allow an attacker with access to a guest virtual machine to potentially perform a…
6.0
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Improper restriction of operations within the bounds of a memory buffer in PCIe® Link could allow an attacker with access to a guest virtual machine to potentially perform a denial of service attack against the host resulting in loss of availability.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 28% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AE
AMD EPYC™ 7002 Series Processors · AMD
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
AE
AMD EPYC™ Embedded 7002 Series Processors · AMD
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
AR
AMD Ryzen™ 3000 Series Desktop Processors · AMD
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
AR
AMD Ryzen™ 4000 Series Desktop Processors · AMD
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
AR
AMD Ryzen™ 4000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics · AMD
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
AR
AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Desktop Processors · AMD
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
AR
AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Desktop Processors with Radeon™ Graphics · AMD
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
AR
AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics · AMD
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
AR
AMD Ryzen™ 6000 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics · AMD
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
AR
AMD Ryzen™ 7000 Series Desktop Processors · AMD
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
AR
AMD Ryzen™ 7020 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics · AMD
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
AR
AMD Ryzen™ 7040 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics · AMD
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21961
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-21961
www.amd.com
https://www.amd.com/en/resources/product-security/bulletin/AMD-SB-3023.html
www.amd.com
https://www.amd.com/en/resources/product-security/bulletin/AMD-SB-4013.html
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