# CVE-2022-23831: Denial of service in AMD μProf

> An attacker can cause a Windows kernel crash and denial of service by sending an arbitrary buffer to AMD μProf due to insufficient input validation.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Nov 2022
- **Updated:** 1 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fqxf-7mq3-hv59

## What is CVE-2022-23831?

CVE-2022-23831 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in AMD μProf, published on 9 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Insufficient validation of the IOCTL input buffer in AMD μProf may allow an attacker to send an arbitrary buffer leading to a potential Windows kernel crash resulting in denial of service.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23831?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Amd Amd Uprof.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-23831?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23831 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-23831 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23831 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in AMD μProf

- [CVE-2021-26334](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-26334/): AMD Chipset Driver Information Disclosure Vulnerability (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2023-20562](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-20562/): Untitled advisory (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-27674](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27674/): Denial of service in AMD μProf (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-20556](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-20556/): Untitled advisory (medium 5.5)
- [CVE-2023-20561](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-20561/): Untitled advisory (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-23831 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-23831 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in AMD μProf, published on 9 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23831 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: AMD μProf. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23831/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23831/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-23831
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23831
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-23831

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23831/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.