Description
The AMDPowerProfiler.sys driver of AMD μProf tool may allow lower privileged users to access MSRs in kernel which may lead to privilege escalation and ring-0 code execution by the lower privileged user.
Published: 2021-12-01
Score: 9.9 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-13140 The AMDPowerProfiler.sys driver of AMD μProf tool may allow lower privileged users to access MSRs in kernel which may lead to privilege escalation and ring-0 code execution by the lower privileged user.
History

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00295}

epss

{'score': 0.00508}


Subscriptions

Amd Amd Uprof
Linux Linux Kernel
Microsoft Windows
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: AMD

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-17T00:40:38.608Z

Reserved: 2021-01-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-26334

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Status : Modified

Published: 2021-12-01T16:15:07.590

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:56:07.740

Link: CVE-2021-26334

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Weaknesses