Untrusted pointer dereference in AMD RCCL may allow code execution
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-822 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
AMD ROCm Communication Collectives Library (RCCL) on AMD Instinct MI210, MI250, MI300A, MI300X and MI325X, and other products, has improper input validation (CWE-822). A compromised peer rank or network-adjacent attacker can dereference an attacker-controlled pointer, potentially leading to remote code execution.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Improper input validation in the AMD ROCm Communication Collectives Library (RCCL) could allow a compromised peer rank or network-adjacent attacker to dereference an attacker-controlled pointer, potentially resulting in remote code execution.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMD | AMD Instinct™ MI210 | — | ROCm 7.14 | Patch available | CNA |
| AMD | AMD Instinct™ MI250 | — | ROCm 7.14 | Patch available | CNA |
| AMD | AMD Instinct™ MI300A | — | ROCm 7.14 | Patch available | CNA |
| AMD | AMD Instinct™ MI300X | — | ROCm 7.14 | Patch available | CNA |
| AMD | AMD Instinct™ MI325X | — | ROCm 7.14 | Patch available | CNA |
| AMD | AMD Instinct™ MI350X | — | ROCm 7.14 | Patch available | CNA |
| AMD | AMD Instinct™ MI355X | — | ROCm 7.14 | Patch available | CNA |
| AMD | AMD Instinct™ MI308X | — | ROCm 7.14 | Patch available | CNA |
| AMD | AMD Instinct™ MI250X | — | ROCm 7.14 | Patch available | CNA |
- AMD Instinct™ MI210 VendorAMD Affected — Fixed in ROCm 7.14 Patch available CNA
- AMD Instinct™ MI250 VendorAMD Affected — Fixed in ROCm 7.14 Patch available CNA
- AMD Instinct™ MI300A VendorAMD Affected — Fixed in ROCm 7.14 Patch available CNA
- AMD Instinct™ MI300X VendorAMD Affected — Fixed in ROCm 7.14 Patch available CNA
- AMD Instinct™ MI325X VendorAMD Affected — Fixed in ROCm 7.14 Patch available CNA
- AMD Instinct™ MI350X VendorAMD Affected — Fixed in ROCm 7.14 Patch available CNA
- AMD Instinct™ MI355X VendorAMD Affected — Fixed in ROCm 7.14 Patch available CNA
- AMD Instinct™ MI308X VendorAMD Affected — Fixed in ROCm 7.14 Patch available CNA
- AMD Instinct™ MI250X VendorAMD Affected — Fixed in ROCm 7.14 Patch available CNA
Remediation
AMD Instinct MI210, MI250, MI300A, MI300X, MI325X, MI350X, MI355X, MI308X and MI250X are fixed in ROCm 7.14.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA AMD Instinct™ MI210 (AMD) Fixed in ROCm 7.14
- Fix · CNA AMD Instinct™ MI250 (AMD) Fixed in ROCm 7.14
- Fix · CNA AMD Instinct™ MI300A (AMD) Fixed in ROCm 7.14
- Fix · CNA AMD Instinct™ MI300X (AMD) Fixed in ROCm 7.14
- Fix · CNA AMD Instinct™ MI325X (AMD) Fixed in ROCm 7.14
- Fix · CNA AMD Instinct™ MI350X (AMD) Fixed in ROCm 7.14
- Fix · CNA AMD Instinct™ MI355X (AMD) Fixed in ROCm 7.14
- Fix · CNA AMD Instinct™ MI308X (AMD) Fixed in ROCm 7.14
- Fix · CNA AMD Instinct™ MI250X (AMD) Fixed in ROCm 7.14
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-07 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-43598
- 2026-10-07 Alias added: GHSA-h97m-6c64-h5x2
- 2026-10-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-07 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-10-07 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-07 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
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Sources
- CVE-2026-43598 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-43598 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h97m-6c64-h5x2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-43598 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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