CVE-2024-0179 Privilege escalation in AMD Athlon™ 3000 Series Desktop Processors with Radeon™ Graphics
Locally authenticated attackers can overwrite SMRAM in AMD processors to achieve arbitrary code execution and privilege escalation.
- 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-2024-0179?
CVE-2024-0179 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
SMM Callout vulnerability within the AmdCpmDisplayFeatureSMM driver could allow locally authenticated attackers to overwrite SMRAM, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0179?
How do I fix CVE-2024-0179?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-0179 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-0179 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0179 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pjg6-r723-9cv2.