CVE-2024-21972 Memory corruption in AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

An out-of-bounds write in the AMD Radeon DirectX 11 driver allows arbitrary code execution via a malformed shader.

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-2024-21972?

CVE-2024-21972 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition , published on 23 Apr 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An out of bounds write vulnerability in the AMD Radeon™ user mode driver for DirectX® 11 could allow an attacker with access to a malformed shader to potentially achieve arbitrary code execution.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-21972?

How do I fix CVE-2024-21972?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-21972 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-2024-21972 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-21972 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3vwc-j35j-g8jv.

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