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CVE-2023-4969

GPU kernel implementations susceptible to memory leak

Published: Jan 16, 2024Updated: Jun 20, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-401
6.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.2%
Top 36.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

A GPU kernel can read sensitive data from another GPU kernel (even from another user or app) through an optimized GPU memory region called _local memory_ on various architectures.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:CC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-401

Affected Products

amd
commercial·USaka advanced micro devices
instinct mi300x firmware
Hardware Firmware
instinct mi300a firmware
Hardware Firmware
instinct mi250 firmware
Hardware Firmware
instinct mi210 firmware
Hardware Firmware
instinct mi100 firmware
Hardware Firmware
radeon instinct mi50 firmware
Hardware Firmware
radeon instinct mi25 firmware
Hardware Firmware
radeon pro v620 firmware
Hardware Firmware
Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
commercial·USaka amd
AMD Ryzen 4000 Series Desktop processors with Radeon graphics
Hardware Firmware
AMD Ryzen 5000 Series Desktop processor with Radeon graphics
Hardware Firmware
AMD Ryzen 4000 Series Mobile processors with Radeon graphics
Hardware Firmware
AMD Ryzen 5000 Series Mobile processor with Radeon graphics
Hardware Firmware
AMD Athlon 3000 Series Mobile processor with Radeon graphics
Hardware Firmware
AMD Ryzen 7000 Series Desktop Processors
Hardware Firmware
AMD Ryzen 6000 Series Processors with Radeon Graphics
Hardware Firmware
AMD Ryzen 7035 Series Processors with Radeon Graphics
Hardware Firmware
khronos
oss-project
openclLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
vulkanLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
Khronos Group
oss-projectaka vulkan, glslang, opencl, khronos
OpenCLLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
VulkanLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
imaginationtech
commercialaka imagination technologies
ddkEmbedded
Hardware Firmware / cpu-gpu
Qualcomm Technologies Inc.
commercial·USaka qualcomm technologies
Adreno a630
Hardware Firmware
and 143 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
Workaround Available

References

https://blog.trailofbits.com
blog.trailofbits.com
https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/446598
kb.cert.org
https://registry.khronos.org/OpenCL/specs/3.0-unified/html/OpenCL_API.html#_fundamental_memory_regions
registry.khronos.org
and 22 more references View all →
News mentions
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