CVE-2023-31342 Privilege escalation in AMD Athlon™ 3000 Series Desktop Processors with Radeon™ Graphics
A privileged attacker can exploit improper input validation in the SMM handler to overwrite SMRAM and execute arbitrary code on AMD processors.
- 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-2023-31342?
CVE-2023-31342 is a high-severity vulnerability in AMD Athlon™ 3000 Series Desktop Processors with Radeon™ Graphics, published on 11 Feb 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper input validation in the SMM handler may allow a privileged attacker to overwrite SMRAM, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.
Weakness: CWE-1220
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-31342?
How do I fix CVE-2023-31342?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-31342 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-31342 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-31342 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4mr4-7v9j-jvf7.