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KB5041592: Windows 11 version 21H2 Security Update (August 2024)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 205450

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Synopsis

The remote Windows host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The remote Windows host is missing security update 5041592. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities

 - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows based systems supporting Virtualization Based Security (VBS) including a subset of Azure Virtual Machine SKUS. This can allow an attacker with administrator privileges to replace current versions of Windows system files with outdated versions. By exploiting this vulnerability, an attacker could reintroduce previously mitigated vulnerabilities, circumvent some features of VBS, and exfiltrate data protected by VBS. (CVE-2024-21302)

 - A buffer overflow was found in grub_font_construct_glyph(). A malicious crafted pf2 font can lead to an overflow when calculating the max_glyph_size value, allocating a smaller than needed buffer for the glyph, this further leads to a buffer overflow and a heap based out-of-bounds write. An attacker may use this vulnerability to circumvent the secure boot mechanism. (CVE-2022-2601)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Apply Security Update 5041592

See Also

https://support.microsoft.com/help/5041592

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 205450

File Name: smb_nt_ms24_aug_5041592.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 8/13/2024

Updated: 11/6/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-38199

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_11_21h2

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/13/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/15/2022

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 9/3/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-2601, CVE-2022-3775, CVE-2023-40547, CVE-2024-21302, CVE-2024-38063, CVE-2024-38106, CVE-2024-38107, CVE-2024-38114, CVE-2024-38115, CVE-2024-38116, CVE-2024-38117, CVE-2024-38118, CVE-2024-38122, CVE-2024-38125, CVE-2024-38126, CVE-2024-38127, CVE-2024-38130, CVE-2024-38131, CVE-2024-38132, CVE-2024-38133, CVE-2024-38134, CVE-2024-38136, CVE-2024-38137, CVE-2024-38140, CVE-2024-38141, CVE-2024-38142, CVE-2024-38143, CVE-2024-38144, CVE-2024-38145, CVE-2024-38146, CVE-2024-38147, CVE-2024-38148, CVE-2024-38150, CVE-2024-38151, CVE-2024-38152, CVE-2024-38153, CVE-2024-38155, CVE-2024-38178, CVE-2024-38180, CVE-2024-38193, CVE-2024-38196, CVE-2024-38198, CVE-2024-38199, CVE-2024-38215, CVE-2024-38223

IAVA: 2024-A-0487, 2024-A-0499-S, 2024-A-0500-S

MSFT: MS24-5041592

MSKB: 5041592