CVE-2013-6885: AMD 16h Model 00h Processor

Medium severity, CVSS 4.7. EPSS: 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The microcode on AMD 16h 00h through 0Fh processors does not properly handle the interaction between locked instructions and write-combined memory types, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a crafted application, aka the errata 793 issue.

Affected products

• AMD 16h Model 00h Processor
• AMD 16h Model 0fh Processor
• AMD 16h Model Processor Firmware: affected versions not specified

Published 2013-11-29. Last modified 2026-06-17.