DXE Driver Memory Leaks

Bulletin ID:  AMD-SB-4007
Potential Impact: Data Leakage
Severity: Medium

Summary

Potential memory leak vulnerabilities in AMD Driver Execution Environment (DXE) driver.

CVE Details

Refer to Glossary for explanation of terms

CVE

Severity

Description

CVE-2023-20594

Medium

Improper initialization of variables in the DXE driver may allow a privileged user to leak sensitive information via local access.

CVE-2023-20597

Medium

Improper initialization of variables in the DXE driver may allow a privileged user to leak sensitive information via local access.

Mitigation

The Platform Initialization (PI) firmware versions listed below have been released to the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) as a mitigation for these issues. Please refer to your OEM for the BIOS update specific to your product.

June 2024 Update:

After additional analysis, AMD believes that the Client AGESA™ firmware versions previously provided did not sufficiently mitigate CVE-2023-20594. This security bulletin has been updated with new Client AGESA™ firmware versions that contain updated mitigations.

AMD has also updated the status of affected products. Refer to the mitigation section below.

DATA CENTER

CVE

1st Gen AMD EPYC™ Processors

2nd Gen AMD EPYC™ Processors

3rd Gen AMD EPYC™ Processors

4th Gen AMD EPYC™ Processors

Minimum firmware versions to mitigate all applicable CVEs

N/A

N/A MilanPI 1.0.0.A
(2022-10-28)
N/A

CVE-2023-20594

Not affected

Not affected

Not affected

Not affected

CVE-2023-20597

Not affected

Not affected MilanPI 1.0.0.A
(2022-10-28)
Not affected

EMBEDDED PROCESSORS

CVE

AMD EPYC™ Embedded 3000

AMD EPYC™ Embedded 7002

AMD EPYC™ Embedded 7003

AMD EPYC™ Embedded 9003

Minimum firmware versions to mitigate all applicable CVEs

N/A

N/A EmbMilanPI-SP3 1.0.0.6
(2022-12-12)
N/A

CVE-2023-20594

Not affected

Not affected

Not affected

Not affected

CVE-2023-20597

Not affected

Not affected EmbMilanPI-SP3 1.0.0.6
(2022-12-12)
Not affected

 

CVE

AMD RYZEN™ Embedded R1000

AMD RYZEN™ Embedded R2000

AMD RYZEN™ Embedded 5000

AMD RYZEN™ Embedded 7000

Minimum firmware versions to mitigate all applicable CVEs

TBD

TBD EmbAM4PI 1.0.0.2
(2022-10-31)
EmbeddedAM5PI 1.0.0.1
(Target June 2024)

CVE-2023-20594

EmbeddedPI-FP5 1.2.0.C
(Target June 2024)
EmbeddedPI-FP5 1.2.0.C
(Target June 2024)

Not affected

EmbeddedAM5PI 1.0.0.1
(Target June 2024)
CVE-2023-20597

Not affected

Not affected EmbAM4PI 1.0.0.2
(2022-10-31)
 

 

CVE

AMD Ryzen™ Embedded V1000

AMD RYZEN™ Embedded v2000 AMD RYZEN™ Embedded V3000
All V1000 OPNs excluding YE1500C4T4MFH YE1500C4T4MFH

Minimum firmware versions to mitigate all applicable CVEs

N/A EmbeddedPI-FP6 1.0.0.9
(2024-04-15)
Embedded-PI FP7r2 1.0.1.0
(Target Sept 2024)

CVE-2023-20594

Fix not planned EmbeddedPI-FP6 1.0.0.9
(2024-04-15)
Embedded-PI_FP7r2 1.0.1.0
(Target Sept 2024)

CVE-2023-20597

Not affected EmbeddedPI-FP6 1.0.0.8
(2023-07-31)
EmbeddedPI-FP7r2 1.0.0.4
(2023-04-28)

 

CLIENT

DESKTOP

CVE

AMD Ryzen™ 3000 Series Desktop Processors (Formerly codenamed) “Matisse”

AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Desktop Processors (Formerly codenamed) “Vermeer”

AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Desktop processor with Radeon™ Graphics (Formerly codenamed) “Cezanne”

AMD Ryzen™ 7000 Series Desktop Processors (Formerly codenamed) “Raphael” X3D

AMD Athlon™ 3000 Series Desktop Processors with Radeon™ Graphics  (Formerly codenamed) “Picasso” AM4

Minimum firmware versions to mitigate all applicable CVEs

ComboAM4PI 1.0.0.9
(2022-07-13)

ComboAM4v2PI 1.2.0.8
(2022-07-29)

ComboAM4v2PI 1.2.0.8
(2022-07-29)
ComboAM4v2PI 1.2.0.C
(2024-02-07)
ComboAM5 1.1.7.0
(2024-04-27)
N/A

CVE-2023-20594

Not affected

Not affected

ComboAM4v2PI 1.2.0.C
(2024-02-07)
ComboAM5 1.1.7.0
(2024-04-27)

Fix not planned

CVE-2023-20597

ComboAM4PI 1.0.0.9
(2022-07-13)

ComboAM4v2PI 1.2.0.8
(2022-07-29)

ComboAM4v2PI 1.2.0.8
(2022-07-29)
ComboAM4v2PI 1.2.0.8
(2022-07-29)
Not affected Not affected

 

CVE

AMD Ryzen™ 4000 Series Desktop Processors with Radeon™ Graphics (Formerly codenamed) “Renoir” AM4

AMD Ryzen™ 8000 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics (Formerly codenamed) “Phoenix” AM5

Minimum firmware versions to mitigate all applicable CVEs

ComboAM4v2PI 1.2.0.C
(2024-02-07)
ComboAM5 1.1.7.0
(2024-04-27)

CVE-2023-20594

ComboAM4v2PI 1.2.0.C
(2024-02-07)
ComboAM5 1.1.7.0
(2024-04-27)

CVE-2023-20597

ComboAM4v2PI 1.2.0.8
(2022-07-29)
Not affected

HIGH END DESKTOP (HEDT)

CVE

AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ 3000 Series Processors (Formerly codenamed) “Castle Peak” HEDT

Minimum firmware versions to mitigate all applicable CVEs

CastlePeakPI-SP3r3 1.0.0.8
(2022-12-01)

CVE-2023-20594

Not affected

CVE-2023-20597

CastlePeakPI-SP3r3 1.0.0.8
(2022-12-01)

WORKSTATION

CVE

AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ PRO Processors (Formerly codenamed) “Castle Peak” WS SP3

AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ PRO 3000WX Series Processors (Formerly codenamed) “Chagall” WS

Minimum firmware versions to mitigate all applicable CVEs

CastlePeakWSPI-sWRX8 1.0.0.A
(2022-11-23)

ChagallWSPI-sWRX8 1.0.0.4
(2022-06-15)

ChagallWSPI-sWRX8 1.0.0.4
(2022-06-15)

CVE-2023-20594

Not affected

Not affected

CVE-2023-20597

CastlePeakWSPI-sWRX8 1.0.0.A
(2022-11-23)

ChagallWSPI-sWRX8 1.0.0.4
(2022-06-15)

ChagallWSPI-sWRX8 1.0.0.4
(2022-06-15)

MOBILE - AMD Athlon ™ Series Processors

CVE

AMD Athlon™ 3000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics (Formerly codenamed) “Dali”/”Dali” ULP AMD Athlon™ 3000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics (Formerly codenamed) “Pollock”

Minimum firmware versions to mitigate all applicable CVEs

PicassoPI-FP5 1.0.1.1
(2024-03-08)
PollockPI-FT5 1.0.0.8
(Target July 2024)

CVE-2023-20594

PicassoPI-FP5 1.0.1.1
(2024-03-08)
PollockPI-FT5 1.0.0.8
(Target July 2024)

CVE-2023-20597

Not affected Not affected

MOBILE – AMD Ryzen™ Series Processors

CVE

AMD Ryzen™ 3000 Series Mobile Processor with Radeon™ Graphics (Formerly codenamed) “Picasso” FP5

AMD Ryzen™ 4000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics (Formerly codenamed) “Renoir” FP6

AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics (Formerly codenamed) “Lucienne”

AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics (Formerly codenamed) “Cezanne”

AMD Ryzen™ 7020 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics (Formerly codenamed) “Mendocino” FT6

Minimum firmware versions to mitigate all applicable CVEs

PicassoPI-FP5 1.0.1.1

(2024-03-08)

RenoirPI-FP6 1.0.0.D (2024-02-29)

CezannePI-FP6_1.0.1.0

(2024-01-25)

CezannePI-P6_1.0.1.0

(2024-01-25)

MendocinoPI-FT6_1.0.0.7

(2024-07-03)

CVE-2023-20594

PicassoPI-FP5 1.0.1.1

(2024-03-08)

RenoirPI-FP6 1.0.0.D (2024-02-29)

CezannePI-FP6_1.0.1.0

(2024-01-25)

CezannePI-P6_1.0.1.0

(2024-01-25)

MendocinoPI-FT6_1.0.0.7

(2024-07-03)

CVE-2023-20597 Not affected

RenoirPI-FP6 1.0.0.9

(2022-06-22)

CezannePI-FP6 1.0.0.B

(2022-06-15)

CezannePI-FP6 1.0.0.B

(2022-06-15)

Not affected

 

CVE

AMD Ryzen™ 6000 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics (Formerly codenamed) "Rembrandt"

AMD Ryzen™ 7035 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics (Formerly codenamed) “Rembrandt-R”

AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics (Formerly codenamed) “Barcelo”

AMD Ryzen™ 7030 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics (Formerly codenamed)
“Barcelo-R”

AMD Ryzen™ 7040 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics (Formerly codenamed) “Phoenix” FP7/FP7r2/FP8 AMD Ryzen™ 7045 Series Mobile Processors (Formerly codenamed) “Dragon Range”

Minimum firmware versions to mitigate all applicable CVEs

RembrandtPI-FP7 1.0.0.B
(2024-06-26)
RembrandtPI-FP7
1.0.0.B
(2024-06-26)
CezannePI-FP6
1.0.1.0
(2024-01-25)
CezannePI-FP6
1.0.1.0
(2024-01-25)
PhoenixPI-FP8-FP7 1.1.0.2a
(2024-01-23)
DragonRangeFL1PI 1.0.0.3d
(2024-01-29)

CVE-2023-20594

RembrandtPI-FP7 1.0.0.B
(2024-06-26)
RembrandtPI-FP7
1.0.0.B
(2024-06-26)
CezannePI-FP6
1.0.1.0
(2024-01-25)
CezannePI-FP6
1.0.1.0
(2024-01-25)
PhoenixPI-FP8-FP7 1.1.0.2a
(2024-01-23)
DragonRangeFL1PI 1.0.0.3d
(2024-01-29)

CVE-2023-20597

RembrandtPI-FP7 1.0.0.6
(2022-09-01)
RembrandtPI-FP7 1.0.0.6
(2022-09-01)
CezannePI-FP6 1.0.0.B
(2022-06-15)
CezannePI-FP6 1.0.0.B
(2022-06-15)
Not affected Not affected

Acknowledgement

AMD thanks the Binarly efiXplorer team for reporting this issue and engaging in coordinated vulnerability disclosure.

Revisions

Revision Date Revision Date
06-11-2024 Updated affected status and mitigation for CVE-2023-20594
Added Embedded processors
09-20-2023 Initial publication

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