# CVE-2017-7262: The AMD Ryzen processor with AGESA microcode through 2017-01-27 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via an applica

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-03-25 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The AMD Ryzen processor with AGESA microcode through 2017-01-27 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via an application that makes a long series of FMA3 instructions, as demonstrated by the Flops test suite.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97098
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13924192
- http://forum.hwbot.org/showthread.php?t=167605
- http://forum.hwbot.org/showpost.php?p=480524
- https://www.techpowerup.com/231536/amd-ryzen-machine-crashes-to-a-sequence-of-fma3-instructions

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