CVE-2023-20570 Security feature bypass in Alveo™ Card (UltraScale™and UltraScale+™ based)
A local attacker can bypass authentication checks to load arbitrary bitstreams on AMD FPGA devices, potentially executing malicious code.
- 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-2023-20570?
CVE-2023-20570 is a low-severity vulnerability in AMD Alveo™ Card (UltraScale™and UltraScale+™ based), published on 13 Feb 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Insufficient verification of data authenticity in the configuration state machine may allow a local attacker to potentially load arbitrary bitstreams.
Weakness: CWE-345
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-20570?
It affects 47 products.
Products include Amd Alveo U200 Firmware, Amd Alveo U250 Firmware, Amd Alveo U280 Firmware, Amd Alveo U50 Firmware, Amd Artix Ultrascale\+ Au10p Firmware, Amd Artix Ultrascale\+ Au15p Firmware and 41 more.
How do I fix CVE-2023-20570?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-20570 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-20570 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-20570 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cvwm-qh2r-q68h.