AMD Instinct MI250 insufficient privileges

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in AMD Instinct MI250, Instinct MI210, Radeon Instinct MI25 Graphics Products, Radeon PRO V520 Graphics Products and Radeon PRO V620 Graphics Products. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. This manipulation causes insufficient privileges. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2023-20516. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in AMD Instinct MI250, Instinct MI210, Radeon Instinct MI25 Graphics Products, Radeon PRO V520 Graphics Products and Radeon PRO V620 Graphics Products. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a insufficient privileges vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-274. The product does not handle or incorrectly handles when it has insufficient privileges to perform an operation, leading to resultant weaknesses. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Improper handling of insufficiency privileges in the ASP could allow a privileged attacker to modify Translation Map Registers (TMRs) potentially resulting in loss of confidentiality or integrity.

The advisory is shared at amd.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-20516 since 10/27/2022. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.6

VulDB Base Score: 4.1
VulDB Temp Score: 3.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Insufficient privileges
CWE: CWE-274 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

10/27/2022 CVE reserved
09/06/2025 +1045 days Advisory disclosed
09/06/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/06/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: amd.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-20516 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-20516
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-322993

Entryinfo

Created: 09/06/2025 19:59
Changes: 09/06/2025 19:59 (60)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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