#VU82434 Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access Control in AMD products - CVE-2023-20598

Vulnerability identifier: #VU82434

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-20598

CWE-ID: CWE-782

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

Vulnerable software:
Radeon RX 5000 Series
Radeon RX 6000 Series
Radeon RX 7000 Series
Ryzen 7045 Series Processors with Radeon Graphics
Ryzen 7020 Series Processors with Radeon Graphics
Ryzen 7040 Series Processors with Radeon Graphics
Ryzen 7000 Series Processors with Radeon Graphics
Ryzen 6000 Series Processors with Radeon Graphics
Ryzen 7035 Series Processors with Radeon Graphics
Radeon PRO W5000 Series
Radeon PRO W6000 Series
Radeon PRO W7000 Series
AMD Software Adrenalin Edition
AMD Software PRO Edition

Software vendor:
AMD

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient access control in the IOCTL within the pdfwkrnl.sys driver. A local user can send a specially crafted IOCTL request and execute abitrary code on the system.

Install updates from vendor's website.

• https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/product-security/bulletin/AMD-SB-6009
• https://jvn.jp/en/vu/JVNVU97149791/index.html