SB20240312323 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Kernel
Published: March 12, 2024
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 8 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26176)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in the Windows Kernel, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
2) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-21443)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in the Windows Kernel. A remote user can trick a victim to open a specially crafted COM object like an .rtf file and gain elevated privileges on the system.
3) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26173)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in the Windows Kernel, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
4) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26178)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in the Windows Kernel, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
5) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26182)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in the Windows Kernel, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
6) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26177)
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output by the application in the Windows Kernel. A local user can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
7) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26174)
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output by the application in the Windows Kernel. A local user can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
8) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26181)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in the Windows Kernel. A local user can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26176
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-21443
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26173
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26178
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26182
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26177
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26174
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26181