CVE-2024-21937 Privilege escalation in AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition
Incorrect default permissions in AMD HIP SDK allow attackers to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code on affected systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-21937?
CVE-2024-21937 is a high-severity vulnerability in Amd Radeon Software, published on 12 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Incorrect default permissions in the AMD HIP SDK installation directory could allow an attacker to achieve privilege escalation potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.
Weakness: CWE-276
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-21937?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Amd Radeon Software, Amd Radeon Software for Hip.
How do I fix CVE-2024-21937?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-21937 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-21937 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-21937 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Amd Radeon Software
- CVE-2023-20586 Radeon™ Software Crimson ReLive Edition
- CVE-2023-20598 Privilege escalation in Ryzen™ 7020 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics
- CVE-2020-12892 Path traversal in AMD Radeon Software
- CVE-2020-12893 Memory corruption in AMD Radeon Software
- CVE-2020-12895 Memory corruption in AMD Radeon Software
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cmh5-78pc-x57w.