AMD Releases Firmware Update for High-Level AMD Ryzen Master Security Vulnerability

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AMD Ryzen Master is an official utility from AMD that allows users to monitor and overclock their AMD Ryzen CPUs, featuring both an advanced and basic, user-friendly interface for tweaking clock speed, voltage, temperature, and more. According to a new entry on AMD's security bulletin, a high-severity vulnerability (CVE-2022-27677) had been discovered in the software, something that may allow an attacker with low privileges to modify files, leading to privilege escalation and code execution by the lower-privileged user. AMD is recommending Ryzen Master users to update to its latest firmware, a direct link to which can be found here.

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