CVE-2020-12901 Use after free in AMD Radeon Software
A use-after-free flaw in the AMD Radeon driver allows attackers to bypass KASLR and disclose sensitive information.
- 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-2020-12901?
CVE-2020-12901 is a medium-severity use after free 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
Arbitrary Free After Use in AMD Graphics Driver for Windows 10 may lead to KASLR bypass or information disclosure.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-12901?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Amd Radeon Software.
How do I fix CVE-2020-12901?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-12901 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2020-12901 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-12901 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Amd Radeon Software
- CVE-2023-20586 Radeon™ Software Crimson ReLive Edition
- CVE-2023-20598 Privilege escalation in Ryzen™ 7020 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics
- CVE-2020-12892 Path traversal in AMD Radeon Software
- CVE-2020-12893 Memory corruption in AMD Radeon Software
- CVE-2020-12895 Memory corruption in AMD Radeon Software
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gh2h-qm94-g5pr.