CVE-2024-21971

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: February 12, 2025 at 12:01 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:10 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAthlon 3000 Series

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Improper input validation in AMD Crash Defender could allow an attacker to provide the Windows® system process ID to a kernel-mode driver, resulting in an operating system crash, potentially leading to denial of service.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Vendor states this is fixed in AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 24.7.1 (24.10.29.01) (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in AMD Software: PRO Edition 24.Q2 (23.19.16.01) (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.5MEDIUMAMD
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-20CWE-1220

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