Multiple vulnerabilities in AMD Radeon driver for DirectX 11 Shader

Published: 2024-04-10 | Updated: 2024-04-15

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2024-21972 CVE-2024-21979
CWE-ID	CWE-787
Exploitation vector	Local
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	AMD Software Adrenalin Edition Hardware solutions / Firmware AMD Software PRO Edition Hardware solutions / Firmware
Vendor

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Out-of-bounds write

EUVDB-ID: #VU88338

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-21972

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the user mode driver for DirectX 11. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

AMD Software Adrenalin Edition: before 23.19.10

AMD Software PRO Edition: before 23.19.12

External links

http://www.amd.com/en/resources/product-security/bulletin/amd-sb-6012.html
http://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1848

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Out-of-bounds write

EUVDB-ID: #VU88341