CVE-2021-26334

The AMDPowerProfiler.sys driver of AMD ?Prof tool may allow lower privileged users to access MSRs in kernel which may lead to privilege escalation and ring-0 code execution by the lower privileged user.

CVSS v3.0 9.9 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 9.0 HIGH

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CVSS v3.0 : CRITICAL

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.1 / Impact : 6.0

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

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CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 8.0 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/product-security/bulletin/amd-sb-1016	Mitigation Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:amd:amd_uprof:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:amd:amd_uprof:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2021-12-01 08:15

Updated : 2023-03-01 10:59

NVD link : CVE-2021-26334

Mitre link : CVE-2021-26334

JSON object : View

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

Products Affected

amd

amd_uprof

microsoft

windows

linux

linux_kernel

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