CVE-2024-36349 — A transient execution vulnerability in some AMD processors may allow a user proc

A transient execution vulnerability in some AMD processors may allow a user process to infer TSC_AUX even when such a read is disabled, potentially resulting in information leakage.

01What is this vulnerability?

A transient execution vulnerability in some AMD processors may allow a user process to infer TSC_AUX even when such a read is disabled, potentially resulting in information leakage.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
AMD	AMD EPYC™ 7002 Series Processors	all
AMD	AMD EPYC™ 7003 Series Processors	all
AMD	AMD EPYC™ 9004 Series Processors	all
AMD	AMD EPYC™ 8004 Series Processors	all
AMD	AMD EPYC™ 4004 Series Processors	all
AMD	AMD EPYC™ 9V64H Processor	all
AMD	AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Desktop Processors	all
AMD	AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Desktop Processor with Radeon™ Graphics	all
AMD	AMD Ryzen™ 3000 Series Desktop Processors	all
AMD	AMD Athlon™ 3000 Series Desktop Processors with Radeon™ Graphics	all
AMD	AMD Ryzen™ 7000 Series Desktop Processors	all
AMD	AMD Ryzen™ 4000 Series Desktop Processor with Radeon™ Graphics	all
AMD	AMD Ryzen™ 8000 Series Processor with Radeon™ Graphics	all
AMD	AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ 3000 Series Processors	all
AMD	AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ PRO 7000 WX	Series Processors — all
AMD	AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ PRO 3000WX Series Processors	all
AMD	AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ PRO 5000WX	Series Desktop Processors — all
AMD	AMD Ryzen™ 7020 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics	all
AMD	AMD Ryzen™ 6000 Series Processor with Radeon™ Graphics	all
AMD	AMD Ryzen™ 7035 Series Processor with Radeon™ Graphics	all
AMD	AMD Ryzen™ 7000 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics	all
AMD	AMD Ryzen™ 7040 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics	all
AMD	AMD Ryzen™ 8040 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics	all
AMD	AMD Ryzen™ 7000 Series Mobile Processors	all
AMD	AMD EPYC™ Embedded 7002 Series Processors	all
AMD	AMD EPYC™ Embedded 7003 Series Processors	all
AMD	AMD EPYC™ Embedded 8004 Series Processors	all
AMD	AMD EPYC™ Embedded 9004 Series Processors	all
AMD	AMD Ryzen™ Embedded 5000 Series Processors	all
AMD	AMD Ryzen™ Embedded 7000 Series Processors	all
AMD	AMD Ryzen™ Embedded V2000 Series Processors	all
AMD	AMD Ryzen™ Embedded V3000 Series Processors	all
AMD	AMD EPYC™ 7002 Series Processors	all
AMD	AMD Athlon™ 3000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics	all
AMD	AMD Ryzen™ 3000 Series Mobile Processor with Radeon™ Graphics	all
AMD	AMD Ryzen™ 7000 Series Mobile Processors	all
AMD	AMD EPYC™ Embedded 3000 Series Processors	all
AMD	AMD Ryzen™ Embedded R1000 Series Processors	all
AMD	AMD Ryzen™ Embedded R2000 Series Processors	all
AMD	AMD Ryzen™ Embedded V1000 Series Processors	all

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

Open the Sigma generator with a pre-filled prompt for this CVE to draft a starting detection in your stack of choice:

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2025-07-08T16:42:17.471Z
• Last modified: 2025-07-09T14:00:36.439Z

09References

• www.amd.com — https://www.amd.com/en/resources/product-security/bulletin/amd-sb-7029.html