CVE-2024-36342 Memory corruption in AMD Athlon™ 3000 Series Desktop Processors with Radeon™ Graphics
An attacker can exploit a heap overflow in the AMD GPU driver to achieve arbitrary code execution.
- 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-2024-36342?
CVE-2024-36342 is a high-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 input validation in the GPU driver could allow an attacker to exploit a heap overflow potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.
Weakness: CWE-1285
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-36342?
How do I fix CVE-2024-36342?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-36342 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-2024-36342 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-36342 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2c2q-27q9-rxpg.