# What is CVE-2023-20510?

> CVE-2023-20510 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.0) in Radeon Software from Amd, published on 13 August 2024. It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts its chance of use in the next 30 days at 0.1%. If you run an affected version, plan in the vendor’s fix.

Canonical page: https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2023-20510

## At a glance

- **Verdict:** Plan it in. No sign of exploitation and a low forecast. Patch it in your normal update cycle.
- **Precursor Intelligence risk score:** 22 out of 100 (Low); action: Monitor. Kept up to date as the evidence changes.
- **Severity:** Medium (CVSS 6.0 out of 10)
- **Known to be exploited:** No, not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today
- **Chance of use in the next 30 days:** 0.1% (latest exploit-likelihood forecast)
- **Published:** 13 August 2024
- **Record last updated:** 12 December 2024
- **Main product:** Radeon Software from Amd
- **Affected products:** 32

## What is CVE-2023-20510? In plain terms

An attacker has to be already on the device with an administrator account, and nobody has to click anything. If it works, the attacker can change data and take it offline.

### The official description

An insufficient DRAM address validation in PMFW may allow a privileged attacker to read from an invalid DRAM address to SRAM, potentially resulting in data corruption or denial of service.

### What kind of flaw is it?

- Unknown: Unknown

### How an attack on it works

- Where an attacker can be: Already on the device
- How hard it is to pull off: Easy: no special conditions
- Login needed first: An administrator account
- Does someone have to click: No, nobody has to do anything
- What an attacker gets: Can change data and take it offline

Severity vector: `CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H`

## Is CVE-2023-20510 being exploited? Not that we know of

It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts the chance of it being used in the next 30 days at 0.1%. That can change at any time, which is why we keep watching.

Exploit likelihood over the last 7 days: 0.1%, 0.1%, 0.1%, 0.1%, 0.1%, 0.1%, 0.1%.

### Timeline

- 13 August 2024: Published
- 12 December 2024: Record last updated

### How Precursor Intelligence ranks it

CVE-2023-20510 scores **22 out of 100 (Low)**, with the action "Monitor".

Every published flaw gets a risk score from 0 to 100, kept up to date as the evidence changes. Four things go into the score, from the one that counts most to the ones that count less:

- Evidence it is being exploited: biggest factor
- How severe it is: strong factor
- How widely exposed it is: smaller factor
- Threat activity around it: smaller factor

85 and above is Critical. Anything confirmed as exploited is always marked for an emergency patch, whatever its score. When this flaw matches software you track, it lands in your list with its score and the reasons behind it.

## Who is affected by CVE-2023-20510?

The published record lists 32 products. Versions are as published: "before 23.12.1" means every version up to, but not including, 23.12.1.

- [Radeon Software](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/amd/radeon_software) by [Amd](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/amd) (Application): before 23.12.1, up to 23.q4
- [Radeon Pro W6300](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/amd/radeon_pro_w6300) by [Amd](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/amd) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Radeon Pro W6400](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/amd/radeon_pro_w6400) by [Amd](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/amd) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Radeon Pro W6600](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/amd/radeon_pro_w6600) by [Amd](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/amd) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Radeon Pro W6800](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/amd/radeon_pro_w6800) by [Amd](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/amd) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Radeon Rx 6300m](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/amd/radeon_rx_6300m) by [Amd](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/amd) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Radeon Rx 6400](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/amd/radeon_rx_6400) by [Amd](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/amd) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Radeon Rx 6450m](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/amd/radeon_rx_6450m) by [Amd](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/amd) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Radeon Rx 6500 Xt](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/amd/radeon_rx_6500_xt) by [Amd](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/amd) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Radeon Rx 6500m](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/amd/radeon_rx_6500m) by [Amd](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/amd) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Radeon Rx 6550m](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/amd/radeon_rx_6550m) by [Amd](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/amd) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Radeon Rx 6550s](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/amd/radeon_rx_6550s) by [Amd](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/amd) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Radeon Rx 6600](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/amd/radeon_rx_6600) by [Amd](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/amd) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Radeon Rx 6600 Xt](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/amd/radeon_rx_6600_xt) by [Amd](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/amd) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Radeon Rx 6600m](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/amd/radeon_rx_6600m) by [Amd](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/amd) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Radeon Rx 6600s](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/amd/radeon_rx_6600s) by [Amd](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/amd) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Radeon Rx 6650 Xt](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/amd/radeon_rx_6650_xt) by [Amd](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/amd) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Radeon Rx 6650m](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/amd/radeon_rx_6650m) by [Amd](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/amd) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Radeon Rx 6650m Xt](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/amd/radeon_rx_6650m_xt) by [Amd](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/amd) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Radeon Rx 6700](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/amd/radeon_rx_6700) by [Amd](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/amd) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Radeon Rx 6700 Xt](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/amd/radeon_rx_6700_xt) by [Amd](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/amd) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Radeon Rx 6700m](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/amd/radeon_rx_6700m) by [Amd](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/amd) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Radeon Rx 6700s](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/amd/radeon_rx_6700s) by [Amd](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/amd) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Radeon Rx 6750 Gre](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/amd/radeon_rx_6750_gre) by [Amd](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/amd) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Radeon Rx 6750 Xt](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/amd/radeon_rx_6750_xt) by [Amd](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/amd) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Radeon Rx 6800](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/amd/radeon_rx_6800) by [Amd](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/amd) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Radeon Rx 6800 Xt](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/amd/radeon_rx_6800_xt) by [Amd](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/amd) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Radeon Rx 6800m](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/amd/radeon_rx_6800m) by [Amd](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/amd) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Radeon Rx 6800s](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/amd/radeon_rx_6800s) by [Amd](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/amd) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Radeon Rx 6850m Xt](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/amd/radeon_rx_6850m_xt) by [Amd](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/amd) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Radeon Rx 6900 Xt](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/amd/radeon_rx_6900_xt) by [Amd](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/amd) (Hardware): version not specified
- [Radeon Rx 6950 Xt](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/amd/radeon_rx_6950_xt) by [Amd](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/amd) (Hardware): version not specified

## How do I fix CVE-2023-20510?

1. **Check whether you run it.** Compare your versions with the affected products above. Not sure what you run? Precursor Intelligence can work it out from your public website, or you can pick it from a list.
2. **Apply the vendor’s fix.** Install the update named in the vendor’s advisory. We’ve put the advisory first in the list.
3. **If you can’t patch today.** Follow any mitigation the vendor publishes, and limit who can reach the affected system from the internet until the update is in.
4. **Keep an eye on it.** Track the product and we tell you as soon as we spot this flaw on the list of exploited flaws, or a jump in its exploit likelihood.

### References

- [amd.com](https://www.amd.com/en/resources/product-security/bulletin/amd-sb-6005.html) (Vendor advisory)

## Questions

### What is CVE-2023-20510?

CVE-2023-20510 is a medium-severity flaw in Radeon Software from Amd, published on 13 August 2024. An attacker has to be already on the device with an administrator account, and nobody has to click anything. If it works, the attacker can change data and take it offline.

### How serious is CVE-2023-20510?

It scores 6.0 out of 10 on the CVSS severity scale, which is medium. Our risk score for CVE-2023-20510 is 22 out of 100, which is Low. Its action is "Monitor". No sign of exploitation and a low forecast. Patch it in your normal update cycle.

### Is CVE-2023-20510 being exploited?

It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts the chance of it being used in the next 30 days at 0.1%. That can change at any time, which is why we keep watching.

### Which versions does CVE-2023-20510 affect?

For Radeon Software from Amd: before 23.12.1, up to 23.q4. The record lists 32 products in all, each with its versions, under "Who is affected" on this page.

### How do I fix CVE-2023-20510?

Install the update the vendor names in its advisory, linked first under "How do I fix" on this page. If you can't patch today, follow the vendor's mitigation and limit who can reach the affected system from the internet.

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