AMD Ryzen Embedded 8000 AmdPspP2CmboxV2 Driver input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in AMD EPYC 7001 Processors, EPYC 7002 Processors, EPYC 9004 Processors, EPYC 7003 Processors, Ryzen 3000 Desktop Processors, Ryzen 5000 Desktop Processors, Ryzen 5000 Desktop Processor with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 7000 Desktop Processors, Athlon 3000 Desktop Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 4000 Desktop Processor with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 8000 Processor with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen Threadripper 3000 Processors, Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3000WX Processors, Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5000WX- Desktop Processors, Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7000 WX-Series Processors, Athlon 3000 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 3000 Mobile Processor with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 4000 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 5000 Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 7020 Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 6000 Processor with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 7035 Processor with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 7040 Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 8040 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 7000 Mobile Processors, EPYC Embedded 3000, EPYC Embedded 7002, EPYC Embedded 7003, EPYC Embedded 9004, Ryzen Embedded 5000, Ryzen Embedded 7000, Ryzen Embedded V2000, Ryzen Embedded V3000 and Ryzen Embedded 8000. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component AmdPspP2CmboxV2 Driver. This manipulation causes input validation. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2024-21925. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in AMD EPYC 7001 Processors, EPYC 7002 Processors, EPYC 9004 Processors, EPYC 7003 Processors, Ryzen 3000 Desktop Processors, Ryzen 5000 Desktop Processors, Ryzen 5000 Desktop Processor with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 7000 Desktop Processors, Athlon 3000 Desktop Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 4000 Desktop Processor with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 8000 Processor with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen Threadripper 3000 Processors, Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3000WX Processors, Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5000WX- Desktop Processors, Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7000 WX-Series Processors, Athlon 3000 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 3000 Mobile Processor with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 4000 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 5000 Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 7020 Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 6000 Processor with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 7035 Processor with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 7040 Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 8040 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics, Ryzen 7000 Mobile Processors, EPYC Embedded 3000, EPYC Embedded 7002, EPYC Embedded 7003, EPYC Embedded 9004, Ryzen Embedded 5000, Ryzen Embedded 7000, Ryzen Embedded V2000, Ryzen Embedded V3000 and Ryzen Embedded 8000. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component AmdPspP2CmboxV2 Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Improper input validation within the AmdPspP2CmboxV2 driver may allow a privileged attacker to overwrite SMRAM, leading to arbitrary code execution.

The advisory is shared at amd.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-21925 since 01/03/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/28/2025).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2024-19531). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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02/12/2025 +406 days 🔍
02/12/2025 +0 days 🔍
06/28/2025 +136 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: amd.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-21925 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-21925
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-295453
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/12/2025 08:43
Updated: 06/28/2025 04:21
Changes: 02/12/2025 08:43 (60), 06/28/2025 04:21 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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