#VU63746 Security features bypass in AMD products - CVE-2021-26382 

 

#VU63746 Security features bypass in AMD products - CVE-2021-26382

Published: May 26, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU63746
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-26382
CWE-ID: CWE-254
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
AMD Ryzen 5000 Series Desktop processor with Radeon graphics
AMD Ryzen 3000 Series Mobile processor with Radeon graphics
AMD Ryzen 5000 Series Mobile processor with Radeon graphics
Software vendor:
AMD

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to missing verification of the signing key when processing ACP firmware images. A local privileged user can load any legitimately signed firmware image into the Audio Co-Processor (ACP) irrespective of the respective signing key being declared as usable for authenticating an ACP firmware image, and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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