CVE-2022-23815 Memory corruption in AMD Athlon™ 3000 Series Desktop Processors with Radeon™ Graphics

High 7.5 Published 13 Aug 2024 Updated 18 Mar 2025

An attacker can exploit improper bounds checking in AMD APCB firmware to perform an out-of-bounds write, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2022-23815?

CVE-2022-23815 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in AMD Athlon™ 3000 Series Desktop Processors with Radeon™ Graphics, published on 13 Aug 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper bounds checking in APCB firmware may allow an attacker to perform an out of bounds write, corrupting the APCB entry, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23815?

It affects 16 products.

Products include Amd Athlon Gold 3150g Firmware, Amd Athlon Gold 3150u Firmware, Amd Athlon Gold Pro 3150g Firmware, Amd Athlon Gold Pro 3150ge Firmware, Amd Athlon Pro 300ge Firmware, Amd Athlon Silver 3050u Firmware and 10 more.

How do I fix CVE-2022-23815?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23815 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-2022-23815 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23815 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cjjq-cwpw-fx4q.