CVE-2022-44689 Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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Vulnerabilities fixed in Microsoft Azure

Vulnerabilities have been fixed in Microsoft Azure. The vulnerabilities allow a malicious party to carry out attacks execute attacks that result in the following categories of damage: Denial-of-Service DoS Circumvention of security measure Increased user privileges The tables below provide an...

CVE-2022-44689

CVE-2022-44689 affects Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) kernel, enabling local elevation of privilege. The NVD entry lists a local attack vector with low complexity and low privileges required, resulting in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Connected sources corrobora...

KB5021237: Windows 10 version 1809 / Windows Server 2019 Security Update (December 2022)

The remote Windows host is missing security update 5021237. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities - PowerShell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVE-2022-41076 - Windows Subsystem for Linux WSL2 Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability CVE-2022-44689 - A remote code executio...

KB5021249: Windows Server 2022 Security Update (December 2022)

The remote Windows host is missing security update 5021249. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities - PowerShell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVE-2022-41076 - A remote code execution vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this to bypass authentication and execute unauthorize...

KB5021234: Windows 11 Security Update (December 2022)

The remote Windows host is missing security update 5021234. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities - PowerShell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVE-2022-41076 - Windows Subsystem for Linux WSL2 Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability CVE-2022-44689 - A remote code executio...

KB5021255: Windows 11 Version 22H2 Security Update (December 2022)

The remote Windows host is missing security update 5021255. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities - PowerShell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVE-2022-41076 - Windows Subsystem for Linux WSL2 Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability CVE-2022-44689 - A remote code executio...