CVE-2023-20564 Vulnerability details
A privileged attacker can exploit insufficient IOCTL validation in AMD Ryzen Master to perform memory reads/writes, potentially leading to arbitrary kernel 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-2023-20564?
CVE-2023-20564 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in AMD Ryzen™ Master, published on 15 Aug 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Insufficient validation in the IOCTL (Input Output Control) input buffer in AMD Ryzen™ Master may permit a privileged attacker to perform memory reads/writes potentially leading to a loss of confidentiality or arbitrary kernel execution.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-20564?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Amd Ryzen Master, Amd Ryzen Master Monitoring Sdk.
How do I fix CVE-2023-20564?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-20564 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-2023-20564 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-20564 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in AMD Ryzen™ Master
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vxhh-8p3q-886v.