SB2026092961 - Multiple vulnerabilities in AMD Compressonator SDK
Published: September 29, 2026
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 4 vulnerabilities.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-40652)
CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
CVSSv4: 5.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local user to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition. A local user can use a specially crafted Truevision Graphics Adapter (TGA) file, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system or perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
2) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-40660)
CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
CVSSv4: 5.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local user to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system or perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
3) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-40661)
CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write
CVSSv4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local user to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input. A local user can use a specially crafted DirectDraw Surface (DDS) file, trigger an out-of-bounds write and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
4) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-40659)
CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow
CVSSv4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow. A local user can use a specially crafted DirectDraw Surface (DDS) file, trigger integer overflow and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.