CVE-2020-12982 Use after free in AMD Radeon Software
An invalid object pointer free in the AMD Graphics Driver allows attackers to escalate privileges or cause denial of service.
- 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-2020-12982?
CVE-2020-12982 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Amd Radeon Software, published on 11 Jun 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An invalid object pointer free vulnerability in the AMD Graphics Driver for Windows 10 may lead to escalation of privilege or denial of service.
Weakness: CWE-763
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-12982?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Amd Radeon Pro Software, Amd Radeon Software.
How do I fix CVE-2020-12982?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-12982 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-2020-12982 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-12982 in the wild and no public exploit code.