Privilege Escalation and Denial of Service Risk in AMD Radeon Kernel Mode Driver
CVE-2020-12964

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Amd
Status
Amd Radeon Software
Vendor
CVE Published:
15 November 2021

What is CVE-2020-12964?

The AMD Radeon Kernel Mode driver contains a vulnerability within the Escape 0x2000c00 Call handler that could allow an attacker with low privileges to induce a Windows BugCheck. This can lead to system instability or the potential leakage of sensitive information, raising significant security concerns for affected environments.

Affected Version(s)

AMD Radeon Software Radeon Software < 20.7.1

AMD Radeon Software Radeon Pro Software for Enterprise < 21.Q2

References

https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/product-security/bulleti...
x_refsource_MISC

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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