Out-of-bounds read in AMD Compressonator SDK via crafted TGA files
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
An out-of-bounds read in the AMD Compressonator SDK lets a local attacker supply a crafted Truevision TGA file to a user or automated pipeline (CWE-125). Processing the file can disclose sensitive heap memory contents or cause a denial of service, and the attacker needs low privileges plus a user or pipeline to open the file.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03
Description from the CNA
An out-of-bounds read condition in the AMD Compressonator SDK could allow an attacker with local access to supply a specially crafted Truevision Advanced Raster Graphics Adapter (TGA) file to a user or an automated pipeline, potentially resulting in disclosure of sensitive heap memory contents or denial of service.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
Upgrade AMD Compressonator SDK to version 4.6, which fixes this flaw.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03
- Fix · CNA AMD Compressionator SDK (AMD) Fixed in AMD Compressonator SDK 4.6
Timeline
- 2026-11-03 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-40652
- 2026-11-03 Alias added: GHSA-pv39-2jwj-ff9v
- 2026-11-03 CISA SSVC decision points changed
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Sources
- CVE-2026-40652 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-40652 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pv39-2jwj-ff9v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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