Race condition in Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2018-8611
Published: December 11, 2018 / Updated: December 13, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU16457
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8611
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Windows
Windows Server
Windows
Windows Server
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the Kernel Transaction Manager driver (ntoskrnl.exe) when processing transacted file operations in kernel mode. A local user can create a specially program, and run arbitrary code on the system n kernel mode.
Note: the vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-8611
Install updates from vendor's website.