CVE-2024-38101: 
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Windows Layer-2 Bridge Network Driver Denial of Service Vulnerability (CVE-2024-38101) was discovered and disclosed on July 9, 2024. This vulnerability affects multiple versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems, including Windows 10, Windows 11, and various Windows Server editions. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM) (NVD).

The vulnerability is classified as an Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125) with a CVSS vector string of CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. This indicates that the vulnerability requires adjacent network access, has low attack complexity, requires no privileges or user interaction, and can result in high availability impact (NVD).

The vulnerability primarily affects system availability, with potential for denial of service attacks against the Windows Layer-2 Bridge Network Driver. The CVSS scoring indicates no impact on confidentiality or integrity, but a high impact on system availability (Microsoft MSRC).

Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability across affected systems. Updates are available for Windows 10 (versions 1507 through 22H2), Windows 11 (21H2 through 23H2), and Windows Server versions (2012 through 2022) (Rapid7).