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CVE-2024-38137:
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Overview
Windows Resource Manager PSM Service Extension Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (CVE-2024-38137) is a security flaw discovered and disclosed in August 2024. This vulnerability affects various versions of Microsoft Windows, including Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server 2022 systems (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.0 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The vulnerability is associated with multiple weakness types including CWE-362 (Race Condition), CWE-591 (Sensitive Data Storage in Improperly Locked Memory), and CWE-416 (Use After Free) (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges on affected systems. The high CVSS score indicates potential severe impacts on system confidentiality, integrity, and availability (Rapid7).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. The fixes are available for affected versions including Windows 10 (21H2, 22H2), Windows 11 (21H2, 22H2, 23H2, 24H2), and Windows Server 2022 (21H2, 22H2, 23H2) (NVD).
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