CVE-2020-12898 Memory corruption in AMD Radeon Software

High 7.8 Published Updated

A stack buffer overflow in the AMD Graphics Driver allows attackers to escalate privileges or cause denial of service on Windows 10 systems.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-12898?

CVE-2020-12898 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Amd Radeon Software, published on 15 Nov 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Stack Buffer Overflow in AMD Graphics Driver for Windows 10 may lead to escalation of privilege or denial of service.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-12898?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Amd Radeon Software.

How do I fix CVE-2020-12898?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-12898 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-2020-12898 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-12898 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Amd Radeon Software vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9cpr-x683-7qc6.

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