CVE-2021-26360 Privilege escalation in AMD Radeon RX 6000 Series & PRO W6000 Series
Local attackers can modify security registers to corrupt encrypted memory and execute arbitrary code in the AMD Secure Processor.
- 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-2021-26360?
CVE-2021-26360 is a high-severity vulnerability in Amd Radeon Software, published on 9 Nov 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An attacker with local access to the system can make unauthorized modifications of the security configuration of the SOC registers. This could allow potential corruption of AMD secure processor’s encrypted memory contents which may lead to arbitrary code execution in ASP.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-26360?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Amd Enterprise Driver, Amd Radeon Pro Software, Amd Radeon Software.
How do I fix CVE-2021-26360?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-26360 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-26360 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-26360 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Amd Radeon Software
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5v6h-fqxx-8wv5.