CVE-2024-21976 Memory corruption in AMD Ryzen™ AI Software
An attacker can achieve arbitrary code execution by supplying a specially crafted pointer to the AMD NPU driver due to improper input validation.
- 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-2024-21976?
CVE-2024-21976 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in AMD Ryzen™ AI Software, published on 12 Nov 2024. 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 NPU driver could allow an attacker to supply a specially crafted pointer potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-21976?
How do I fix CVE-2024-21976?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-21976 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-2024-21976 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-21976 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3638-r263-v9hp.