AMD Radeon RX 7000 Firmware Updates Target Undisclosed Security Vulnerabilities
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Last week we told you that SAPPHIRE and GIGABYTE were distributing security updates for the VBIOS of their Radeon RX 7000, something that AMD had attributed to security without giving explanations. There were files to download, models identified and a reference, AMD-SN-6023, which should lead us to the details of the problem. However, there was just what many wanted to know: what vulnerabilities they were correcting and what they could do with t…
AMD confirmed to our colleagues in HardwareLUXX the existence of potential security flaws for its Radeon RX 7000 graphics cards. Indeed, we reported that SAPPHIRE had deployed new Bios for its Raden RX 7600, RX 7600 XT, RX 7650 GRE, RX 7700 XT, RX 7800 XT, RX 7900 GRE, RX 7900 XT and RX 7900 XTX graphics cards, in order to address new security flaws identified by AMD. GIGABYTE had used the same approach, updating the internal firmware, but until…
AMD Radeon RX 7000 Firmware Updates Target Undisclosed Security Vulnerabilities
AMD has responded to questions about the recent video BIOS updates released for Radeon RX 7000 series graphics cards. Both Sapphire and Gigabyte have started distributing revised firmware for selected RDNA 3 products, with the updates intended to address potential security vulnerabilities.
AMD Addresses Radeon RX 7000 vBIOS Patch
AMD has finally commented on the vBIOS updates that Sapphire and Gigabyte are pushing out for Radeon RX 7000 series graphics cards, though the statement doesn't clear up much. The company reached ComputerBase through Sapphire, which the German outlet had asked last week about what the new firmware actually fixes. Sapphire started offering the updates earlier this month for its RX 7600 through RX 7900 XTX models, citing only a security issue iden…
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