CVE-2019-5098 Memory corruption in AMD ATI
A crafted pixel shader in the AMD GPU driver causes an out-of-bounds read, potentially allowing code execution or privilege escalation from a virtual machine guest to the host.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-5098?
CVE-2019-5098 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Vmware Workstation, published on 5 Dec 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An exploitable out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in AMD ATIDXX64.DLL driver, version 26.20.13001.29010. A specially crafted pixel shader can cause out-of-bounds memory read. An attacker can provide a specially crafted shader file to trigger this vulnerability. This vulnerability can be triggered from VMware guest, affecting VMware host.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5098?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Amd Radeon 550 Firmware, Amd Radeon Rx 550 Firmware, Vmware Workstation.
How do I fix CVE-2019-5098?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-5098 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2019-5098 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5098 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Workstation
Sources
Also known as GHSA-69g2-j5hm-jq2w.