CVE-2020-12929 Privilege escalation in AMD Radeon Software
A local attacker can exploit improper parameter validation in AMD Graphics Driver PSP to bypass security restrictions and execute arbitrary code.
- 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-2020-12929?
CVE-2020-12929 is a high-severity 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
Improper parameters validation in some trusted applications of the PSP contained in the AMD Graphics Driver may allow a local attacker to bypass security restrictions and achieve arbitrary code execution .
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-12929?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Amd Radeon Software.
How do I fix CVE-2020-12929?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-12929 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-12929 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-12929 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-wcj7-6hmh-63rm.