FKIE_CVE-2023-20556

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2023-08-08 18:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 05:30
Severity
5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Summary
Insufficient validation of the IOCTL (Input Output Control) input buffer in AMD μProf may allow an authenticated user to send an arbitrary buffer potentially resulting in a Windows crash leading to denial of service.
References
psirt@amd.comhttps://www.amd.com/en/corporate/product-security/bulletin/AMD-SB-7003Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/product-security/bulletin/AMD-SB-7003Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
amd amd_uprof *
microsoft windows -
amd amd_uprof *
linux linux_kernel -
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