CVE-2024-38163: Improper Access Control

Windows Update Stack Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability...

Patch Tuesday - August 2024

Microsoft is addressing 88 vulnerabilities this August 2024 Patch Tuesday. Microsoft has evidence of in-the-wild exploitation and/or public disclosure for ten of the vulnerabilities published today, which is significantly more than usual. At time of writing, all six of the known-exploited...

CVE-2024-38163

CVE-2024-38163 is a Windows Update Stack Elevation of Privilege vulnerability with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (LOCAL, Low attack complexity, Low privileges required, No user interaction). It affects the Windows Update servicing stack and can lead to SYSTEM-level compromise under local access. ...

Microsoft Windows Update Stack Access Control Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows Update Stack is part of Microsoft Corporation USA for managing updates. An access control error vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows Update Stack. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to elevate privileges. The following products and versions are affected:Windows...

PT-2024-5740 · Microsoft · Windows 10 +1

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Windows 10 affected versions not specified Description: The issue is related to a lack of access control in the Windows Update Stack component, which can be exploited to elevate privileges. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute...

KLA71414 PE vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows

Multiple vulnerabilities were found in Microsoft Windows. Malicious users can exploit these vulnerabilities to gain privileges. Below is a complete list of vulnerabilities: 1. An elevation of privilege vulnerability in Windows Update Stack can be exploited remotely to gain privileges. 2. An...

Windows Update Stack Privilege Escalation

The vulnerability of the Windows Update Stack component in the Microsoft Windows operating system is related to the lack of authentication for a critical function. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to increase their privileges...

Windows Update Stack Privilege Escalation

The vulnerability of the Windows Update Stack component of the Microsoft Windows operating system is related to the use of unsafe mechanisms for processing authentication data in the operating system’s memory. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to increase their privileges...

CVE-2024-26236

Windows Update Stack Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability...

Microsoft Windows Update Stack security vulnerabilities

The Microsoft Windows Update Stack is part of Microsoft's USA for managing updates. A security vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows Update Stack. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability to elevate privileges...

PT-2024-4621 · Microsoft · Windows

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Microsoft Windows affected versions not specified Description: The issue is related to a lack of authentication for a critical function in the Windows Update Stack component of the Microsoft Windows operating system. This can be exploited to...

CVE-2024-26235: Missing Authentication for Critical Function

Windows Update Stack Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability...

Microsoft Windows Update Stack security vulnerabilities

Microsoft Windows Update Stack is part of Microsoft Corporation USA for managing updates. A security vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows Update Stack. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability to elevate privileges...

CVE-2024-26236: Sensitive Data Storage in Improperly Locked Memory

Windows Update Stack Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability...

Microsoft Windows Update Stack Security Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows Update Stack is part of Microsoft Corporation's USA for managing updates. A security vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows Update Stack. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges. The following products and editions are affected:Windows 10...

Vulnerabilities fixed in Microsoft Windows

Microsoft has fixed vulnerabilities in Windows. A malicious party can exploit the vulnerabilities to launch attacks execute attacks that can lead to the following categories of damage: Denial-of-Service DoS Manipulation of data Circumvention of security measure Remote code execution User rights...

PT-2024-2118 · Microsoft · Windows

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Windows affected versions not specified Description: The issue is related to an elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in the Windows Update Stack, which is associated with insufficient access control. This vulnerability can be exploited to all...

CVE-2024-21432: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

Windows Update Stack Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability...

UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52452

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Fix accesses to uninit stack slots Privileged programs are supposed to be able to read uninitialized stack memory ever since 6715df8d5 but, before this patch, these accesses were permitted inconsistently. In particular,...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security update

An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Extended Lifecycle Support. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for...