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CVE-2023-4969

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2024-01-16
  • WeaknessCWE-401

Am I affected?

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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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2024-01-1617:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Amd athlon 3000g firmwareversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
—all versionsno fix published
Amd instinct mi100 firmwareversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
—all versionsno fix published
Amd instinct mi210 firmwareversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
—all versionsno fix published

129 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA2 products

As certcc, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • Khronos Group OpenCL
    Affected
    • ≥ 3.0.11, ≤ 3.0.11no fix statedcustom
  • Khronos Group Vulkan
    Affected
    • ≥ 1.3.224, ≤ 1.3.224no fix statedcustom

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2024-01-16

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • firmware-nonfreeDebian:14all versions · fixed in 20240610-1
  • firmware-nonfreeDebian:13all versions · fixed in 20240610-1
  • firmware-nonfreeDebian:12all versions · no fixed version listed
  • linux-firmwareUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • linux-firmwareUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • linux-firmwareUbuntu:26.10all versions · no fixed version listed
  • linux-firmwareUbuntu:26.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • linux-firmwareUbuntu:25.10all versions · no fixed version listed

4 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Workaround from the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2023-4969 · 198 productsAMD recommends updating to the latest driver version as indicated in the advisory.

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Published
2024-01-16
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-95ph-5wpx-w6gq

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-4969?

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.

Is CVE-2023-4969 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2023-4969, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-4969?

CVE-2023-4969 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

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