AMD HIP SDK Privilege Escalation via Insecure Permissions
CVE-2024-21937 Published on November 12, 2024
Incorrect default permissions in the AMD HIP SDK installation directory could allow an attacker to achieve privilege escalation potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-21937 can be exploited with local system access, requires user interaction and a small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
Incorrect Default Permissions
During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-21937
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Affected Versions
AMD Software: PRO Edition:- Before 24.10.16 is affected.
- Before 24.Q2 (24.10.20) is affected.
- Before 24.6.1 (24.10.21.01) is affected.
- Before 24.7.1 is affected.
- Before 24.10.16 is affected.
- Before 24.q2_24.10.20 is affected.
- Before 24.6.1_24.10.21.01 is affected.
- Before 24.7.1 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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