Extracting the Root VCEK Seed on EPYC Milan via a Software-Only Attack

AMD EPYC Milan의 SEV-SNP 보안 모델에서 핵심인 하드웨어 루트 시드 보호가 소프트웨어 공격으로 무력화될 수 있음이 밝혀졌다. 연구진은 MilanLaunchy 공격으로 AMD 보안 프로세서 내 코드 실행을 달성하고, BadFuse 공격을 통해 퓨즈 컨트롤러의 쓰기 제한 부재를 악용해 루트 VCEK 시드를 추출했다. 이로 인해 공격자는 모든 펌웨어 버전에 대해 유효한 증명 보고서를 위조할 수 있어 SEV-SNP의 신뢰성 보장이 크게 훼손된다. 해당 취약점은 AMD의 신뢰 컴퓨팅 기반 보안에 중대한 위협으로, AI 인프라 등 보안 민감 환경에서 즉시 주의가 필요하다.

https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.12990

#amd #security #sevsnp #vcek #epyc

Insecure Despite Proven Updated: Extracting the Root VCEK Seed on EPYC Milan via a Software-Only Attack

In the official whitepaper of Secure Encrypted Virtualization with Secure Nested Paging (SEV-SNP), AMD explicitly emphasizes the capability to prevent Trusted Computing Base (TCB) rollback attacks. Cryptographically, this is realized by signing attestation reports with the Versioned Chip Endorsement Key (VCEK), which is derived by incorporating the TCB version into the hardware root seed. In this architecture, safeguarding the hardware root seed is the ultimate line of defense. However, our research reveals that this protection is insufficient on EPYC Milan by presenting a software-only exploit. Specifically, we firstly introduce MilanLaunchy attack, an exploit that achieves code execution on the AMD secure processor. Building on this foundation, we develop the BadFuse attack, which extracts the hardware root seed by exploiting a lack of write restrictions in the fuse controller. This end-to-end attack chain enables an adversary to forge valid attestation reports for any firmware version, thereby effectively undermining the security model of SEV-SNP.

arXiv.org

https://winbuzzer.com/2026/05/14/amd-epyc-surges-to-record-server-revenue-share-and-xcxwbn/

AMD's EPYC server processors hit a reported record revenue-share mark in Q1 2026 as AI demand helped push the company past Intel in data-center revenue.

#AMD #Intel #EPYC #AMDEPYC #AIInfrastructure #Semiconductors #Processors #CPUs #Chips #DataCenters

Striking Back at AI Memory Pricing… Using AI

We undertook a project to strike back at AI memory pricing, using AI. We show you how to do the same in your organization#AI #AMDEPYC #CXL #DDR4 #DDR5 #EPYC #Memory #Threadripper #Turin
Striking Back at AI Memory Pricing... Using AI

Striking Back at AI Memory Pricing... Using AI

We undertook a project to strike back at AI memory pricing, using AI. We show you how to do the same in your organization

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AMD EPYC, 2026’da Intel’i geride bıraktı. EPYC, yüksek performans, düşük güç tüketimi ile bulut sağlayıcılarının maliyetini düşürürken aynı zamanda işlem kapasitesini artırıyor. Bu dev atılım, sektörde yeni bir dönemin kapılarını aralıyor.

🚩 #AMD #EPYC

Future-proof your network with AMD EPYC 8005 Server CPUs! 🚀

Optimized for vRAN and open architectures, these processors deliver up to 84 cores of performance-per-watt leadership. Reduce operational costs, enhance 5G LDPC decoding, and scale efficiently from the rugged edge to the cloud.

At CTCservers, we provide the AMD-powered infrastructure your business needs to innovate without overspending. 📡

Read More: https://www.ctcservers.com/blogs/amd-epyc-8005-vran-efficiency/

#AMD #EPYC #vRAN #5G #Telecom #EdgeComputing #CTCservers

Кто скупает всю оперативку? Вот ответ | #chatgpt #ai #ddr5 #epyc #server...
https://youtube.com/shorts/ldx_s-v9S7w?si=4kUWELEWzx4-FXPZ
Кто скупает всю оперативку? Вот ответ | #chatgpt #ai #ddr5 #epyc #serverflow

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Linux 7.0 non è una rivoluzione rumorosa.
È il contrario: il "software lento" è quello che tiene in piedi il mondo.
Ne parlo qui:
https://marcoferrigno.net/linux-kernel-7-0-the-quiet-revolution-that-changes-everything/

#alpha #amd #epyc #infrastructure #kernel #kvm #linux #mldsa #opensource #postquantum #rust #security #sparc #xfs #zen5

Linux Kernel 7.0: The Quiet Revolution That Changes Everything - Marco Ferrigno | IT System Engineer

While the industry chases the next AI benchmark and the next model announcement, something genuinely important happened on April 12, 2026, and it arrived with almost no fanfare: Linus Torvalds released Linux kernel 7.0. The announcement was accompanied by a typically deadpan Torvalds joke — he bumped the major version, he said, because 6.19 was […]

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AMD Epyc 9006: SOCAMM2-Support kommt bei AMD erst 2027 mit Verano

AMD verweist heute noch einmal auf einen bereits älteren (unbeachteten) Blog-Eintrag, der SOCAMM-Unterstützung für AMD Epyc ankündigt.

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#AMD #EPYC Turin 128 Core Comparison: #EPYC9755 "#Zen5" and the #EPYC9745 "#Zen5C" at 400W and 320W TDP
Overall the AMD EPYC 9745 offered good performance relative to the EPYC 9755 with its full Zen 5 cores and higher TDP while offering quite a nice lead in performance-per-Watt across the many workloads tested. The EPYC 9745 is great choice for those concerned about maximizing the power efficiency of your EPYC 9005 series server build and/or limited to a maximum 400W TDP
https://www.phoronix.com/review/amd-epyc-9745-9755
AMD EPYC Turin 128 Core Comparison: EPYC 9745 "Zen 5C" vs. EPYC 9755 "Zen 5" Review

The AMD EPYC 9755 128-core Zen 5 server processor has been benchmarked a lot at Phoronix since the EPYC 9005 'Turin' launch as their top-end Zen 5 server processor with 'full fat' cores compared to the denser Zen 5C cores that extend up to the EPYC 9965 at 192 cores.

The Arctic Freezer 4U-SP5 is something really interesting. As the name suggests, it is a 4U cooler that is designed to cool AMD SP5 platform processors. For those who are buying AMD EPYC 9004/9005 series processors like Genoa, Bergamo, and Turin.#amd #Arctic #EPYC #SP5
Arctic Freezer 4U-SP5 Mini Review A Great AMD SP5 Cooler
Arctic Freezer 4U-SP5 Mini Review A Great AMD SP5 Cooler

We take a quick look at the Arctic Freezer 4U-SP5 to see what this AMD EPYC SP5 cooler offers for air-cooled servers

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