CVE-2024-21970 Memory corruption in AMD Athlon™ 3000 Series Desktop Processors with Radeon™ Graphics
A privileged attacker can corrupt AGESA memory via improper array index validation in AMD power management firmware, compromising system integrity.
- 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-2024-21970?
CVE-2024-21970 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in AMD Athlon™ 3000 Series Desktop Processors with Radeon™ Graphics, published on 6 Sep 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper validation of an array index in the AND power Management Firmware could allow a privileged attacker to corrupt AGESA memory potentially leading to a loss of integrity.
Weakness: CWE-129
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-21970?
How do I fix CVE-2024-21970?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-21970 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-2024-21970 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-21970 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wph7-6jhm-2x56.