CVE-2024-21962: CWE-1220 Insufficient Granularity of Access Control in AMD AMD EPYC™ 4005 Series Processors
CVE-2024-21962 is a high-severity vulnerability in the AMD RAID driver for AMD EPYC™ 4005 Series Processors. It involves improper input validation that could allow an attacker with limited privileges to reference arbitrary memory locations. This flaw may lead to privilege escalation and arbitrary code execution. No official patch or remediation guidance has been provided yet. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2024-21962) affects the AMD RAID driver used in AMD EPYC™ 4005 Series Processors. Due to insufficient granularity of access control and improper input validation, an attacker with local access and limited privileges could manipulate the driver to point to arbitrary memory locations. This could result in privilege escalation and arbitrary code execution. The CVSS v4.0 base score is 8.6, indicating a high severity. No patch or official remediation level has been disclosed by AMD as of the publication date.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with limited privileges to escalate their privileges and execute arbitrary code on the affected system. This could compromise system integrity and confidentiality. However, there are no known exploits in the wild currently.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict access to systems using affected AMD EPYC™ 4005 Series Processors to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity related to the AMD RAID driver. Avoid running untrusted code with user privileges that could interact with the driver.
CVE-2024-21962: CWE-1220 Insufficient Granularity of Access Control in AMD AMD EPYC™ 4005 Series Processors
Description
CVE-2024-21962 is a high-severity vulnerability in the AMD RAID driver for AMD EPYC™ 4005 Series Processors. It involves improper input validation that could allow an attacker with limited privileges to reference arbitrary memory locations. This flaw may lead to privilege escalation and arbitrary code execution. No official patch or remediation guidance has been provided yet. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
CVSS v4.0
Score 8.6high
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2024-21962) affects the AMD RAID driver used in AMD EPYC™ 4005 Series Processors. Due to insufficient granularity of access control and improper input validation, an attacker with local access and limited privileges could manipulate the driver to point to arbitrary memory locations. This could result in privilege escalation and arbitrary code execution. The CVSS v4.0 base score is 8.6, indicating a high severity. No patch or official remediation level has been disclosed by AMD as of the publication date.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with limited privileges to escalate their privileges and execute arbitrary code on the affected system. This could compromise system integrity and confidentiality. However, there are no known exploits in the wild currently.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict access to systems using affected AMD EPYC™ 4005 Series Processors to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity related to the AMD RAID driver. Avoid running untrusted code with user privileges that could interact with the driver.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- AMD
- Date Reserved
- 2024-01-03T16:43:28.698Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a068dbfec166c07b09ac971
Added to database: 05/15/2026, 03:06:39 UTC
Last enriched: 05/22/2026, 15:29:34 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:51 UTC
Views: 66
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