Raw vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/SC:L/SI:H/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:XSummary
CVE-2023-31324 is a high-severity Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition (CWE-367) vulnerability in Amd Radeon Software. Its CVSS base score is 7.1 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Path Interception (T1034); ranked at the 1th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to AC-25 (Reference Monitor) and AC-3 (Access Enforcement) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
CVE-2023-31324 is a Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition vulnerability in the AMD Secure Processor (ASP). It affects the External Global Memory Interconnect Trusted Agent (XGMI TA) commands during processing, potentially leading to loss of confidentiality, integrity, or availability. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-367 and carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H), indicating high severity with local access required, high attack complexity, low privileges needed, no user interaction, and changed scope with high impacts across confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
A local attacker with low privileges could exploit this race condition by modifying XGMI TA commands in the ASP as they are processed. The high attack complexity arises from the need to precisely time the TOCTOU window. Successful exploitation could result in significant compromise, including unauthorized access to sensitive data (confidentiality loss), alteration of system resources (integrity loss), or denial of critical services (availability loss), all within a scope that extends beyond the vulnerable component.
AMD has published a product security bulletin at https://www.amd.com/en/resources/product-security/bulletin/AMD-SB-6024.html addressing this issue, which security practitioners should consult for details on affected products, patch availability, and recommended mitigations.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-35635
Vulnerability Data
A Time-of-check time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition in the AMD Secure Processor (ASP) could allow an attacker to modify External Global Memory Interconnect Trusted Agent (XGMI TA) commands as they are processed potentially resulting in loss of confidentiality, integrity, or availability.
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Control response
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Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
A reference monitor that is always invoked and analyzable structurally eliminates the non-atomic check-then-use pattern underlying TOCTOU.
Access enforcement that performs an atomic check-and-use decision directly stops the window in which a TOCTOU race can be exploited.
Process isolation limits the blast radius of a successful TOCTOU exploitation but does not remove the race itself.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Secure SDLC practices directly include coding standards and reviews that prevent TOCTOU race conditions.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Reliable, synchronized time across systems narrows the exploitable window in which a resource state can change between a security check and its use.