CVE-2024-21979

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: April 23, 2024 at 04:36 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:10 AM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorRadeon DirectX 11 DriverSoftware: Adrenalin EditionSoftware: PRO Edition

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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

An out of bounds write vulnerability in the AMD Radeon™ user mode driver for DirectX® 11 could allow an attacker with access to a malformed shader to potentially achieve arbitrary code execution.

Affected

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

v < 12.1.1
Affected range stops below 12.1.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 24.Q1
Affected range stops below 24.Q1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

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 automatableTotal impact

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

CVSS

5.3MEDIUMAMD
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-787

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