CVE-2024-21979 Memory corruption in AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition
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-2024-21979?
CVE-2024-21979 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-2024-21979?
How do I fix CVE-2024-21979?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-21979 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-2024-21979 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-21979 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4r5c-7wgh-g673.