CVE-2020-12986 Memory corruption in AMD Radeon Software
Insufficient pointer validation in AMD Graphics Driver allows arbitrary kernel code execution, leading to privilege escalation or 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-2020-12986?
CVE-2020-12986 is a high-severity memory corruption 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 insufficient pointer validation vulnerability in the AMD Graphics Driver for Windows 10 may cause arbitrary code execution in the kernel, leading to escalation of privilege or denial of service.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-12986?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Amd Radeon Pro Software, Amd Radeon Software.
How do I fix CVE-2020-12986?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-12986 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-2020-12986 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-12986 in the wild and no public exploit code.