Microsoft Windows Dxgkrnl Type Confusion Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

This vulnerability allows attackers to escalate privileges on vulnerable installations of Microsoft Windows. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the D3DKMTCreateAllocation method. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a type confusion condition. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges to SYSTEM.