CVE-2024-38235 - Use After Free

Severity

65%

Complexity

20%

Confidentiality

66%

Windows Hyper-V Denial of Service Vulnerability

CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.5. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H).

Demo Examples

Use After Free

CWE-416

The following example demonstrates the weakness.


               
}
free(buf3R2);

Use After Free

CWE-416

The following code illustrates a use after free error:


               
}
free(ptr);
logError("operation aborted before commit", ptr);

When an error occurs, the pointer is immediately freed. However, this pointer is later incorrectly used in the logError function.

Overview

Type

Microsoft Windows Server

First reported 5 months ago

2024-09-10 17:15:00

Last updated 5 months ago

2024-09-17 16:43:00

Affected Software

Microsoft Windows Server 2019

Microsoft Windows Server 2016

References

Windows Hyper-V Denial of Service Vulnerability

Windows Hyper-V Denial of Service Vulnerability

Patch, Vendor Advisory

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