AMD Software PRO Edition HIP SDK Installation default permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in AMD Software PRO Edition, Software Adrenalin Edition and Software Cloud Edition. It has been classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component HIP SDK Installation Handler. This manipulation causes default permission. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-21937. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in AMD Software PRO Edition, Software Adrenalin Edition and Software Cloud Edition (unknown version). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component HIP SDK Installation Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a default permission vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-276. During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Incorrect default permissions in the AMD HIP SDK installation directory could allow an attacker to achieve privilege escalation potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.

It is possible to read the advisory at amd.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-21937 since 01/03/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1222 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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CNA Base Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Default permission
CWE: CWE-276 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

01/03/2024 🔍
11/12/2024 +314 days 🔍
11/12/2024 +0 days 🔍
02/27/2025 +107 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: amd.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-21937 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-21937
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-284191

Entryinfo

Created: 11/12/2024 20:05
Updated: 02/27/2025 16:18
Changes: 11/12/2024 20:05 (63), 02/27/2025 16:18 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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