CVE-2024-21981 Information disclosure in AMD Athlon™ 3000 Series Desktop Processors with Radeon™ Graphics
Local attackers with ASP code execution can extract cryptographic keys, compromising confidentiality and integrity of AMD processors.
- 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-2024-21981?
CVE-2024-21981 is a medium-severity vulnerability in AMD Athlon™ 3000 Series Desktop Processors with Radeon™ Graphics, published on 13 Aug 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper key usage control in AMD Secure Processor (ASP) may allow an attacker with local access who has gained arbitrary code execution privilege in ASP to extract ASP cryptographic keys, potentially resulting in loss of confidentiality and integrity.
Weakness: CWE-639
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-21981?
How do I fix CVE-2024-21981?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-21981 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-21981 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-21981 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8x5q-gq29-2h75.