AMD Ryzen™ Master Security Bulletin
Bulletin ID: AMD-SB-1052
Potential Impact: Privilege Escalation
Severity: High
Summary
AMD Ryzen™ Master is a software tool that gives users advanced, real-time control of system performance. AMD Ryzen™ Master allows the user to control various clock and voltage settings in real time.
CVE Details
CVE-2022-27677
Failure to validate privileges during installation of AMD Ryzen™ Master may allow an attacker with low privileges to modify files potentially leading to privilege escalation and code execution by the lower privileged user.
Affected Products
AMD Ryzen™ Master, AMD Ryzen™ Master Monitoring SDK
Mitigation
OS |
Version |
Firmware |
Windows 11 |
2.10.1.2287 |
AMD recommends updating to AMD Ryzen™ Master 2.10.1.2287 or higher available here: https://download.amd.com/Desktop/AMD-Ryzen-Master.exe AMD recommends updating to AMD Ryzen™ Master Monitoring SDK 2.10.1.2287 or higher available here: https://www.amd.com/en/developer/ryzen-master-monitoring-sdk.html |
| Windows 10 |
Acknowledgement
AMD thanks Conor McNamara for reporting this issue and engaging in coordinated vulnerability disclosure.
Revisions
| Revision Date | Description |
| 08/08/2023 | Added AMD Ryzen™ Master Monitoring SDK as impacted |
| 02/14/2023 | Initial publication |
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