ASRock, ASRockRack, ASRockInd|Motherboard - Protection Mechanism Failure
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-693.
Summary
Certain motherboard models developed by ASRock and its subsidiaries, ASRockRack and ASRockInd. has a Protection Mechanism Failure vulnerability. Because IOMMU was not properly enabled, unauthenticated physical attackers can use a DMA-capable PCIe device to read and write arbitrary physical memory before the OS kernel and its security features are loaded.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASRock | Intel 500 chipset motherboard | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| ASRockRack | Intel 500 chipset motherboard | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| ASRockInd | Intel 500 chipset motherboard | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| ASRock | Intel 600 chipset motherboard | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| ASRockRack | Intel 600 chipset motherboard | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| ASRockInd | Intel 600 chipset motherboard | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| ASRock | Intel 700 chipset motherboard | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| ASRockRack | Intel 700 chipset motherboard | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| ASRockInd | Intel 700 chipset motherboard | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| ASRock | Intel 800 chipset motherboard | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| ASRockRack | Intel 800 chipset motherboard | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| ASRockInd | Intel 800 chipset motherboard | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Intel 500 chipset motherboard VendorASRock Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Intel 500 chipset motherboard VendorASRockRack Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Intel 500 chipset motherboard VendorASRockInd Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Intel 600 chipset motherboard VendorASRock Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Intel 600 chipset motherboard VendorASRockRack Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Intel 600 chipset motherboard VendorASRockInd Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Intel 700 chipset motherboard VendorASRock Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Intel 700 chipset motherboard VendorASRockRack Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Intel 700 chipset motherboard VendorASRockInd Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Intel 800 chipset motherboard VendorASRock Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Intel 800 chipset motherboard VendorASRockRack Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Intel 800 chipset motherboard VendorASRockInd Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-14304
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-phpw-4hqh-3488
References
More ASRock vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-12115 AsrDrv103.sys in the ASRock RGB Driver does not properly restrict access from user space… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2020-10996 ASRock 4x4 BOX-R1000 before BIOS P1.40 allows privilege escalation via code execution in the SMM. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-07578 The AsrDrv101.sys and AsrDrv102.sys low-level drivers in ASRock RGBLED before v1.0.35.1… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2018-07577 The AsrDrv101.sys and AsrDrv102.sys low-level drivers in ASRock RGBLED before v1.0.35.1… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2018-07575 The AsrDrv101.sys and AsrDrv102.sys low-level drivers in ASRock RGBLED before v1.0.35.1… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2018-07576 The AsrDrv101.sys and AsrDrv102.sys low-level drivers in ASRock RGBLED before v1.0.35.1… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2025-14304 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-14304 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-phpw-4hqh-3488 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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