SB2024010977 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Hyper-V

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.

1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-20700)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in the Windows Hyper-V. A remote attacker on the local network can exploit the race and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

2) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-20699)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in the Windows Hyper-V. A local user can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-20700
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-20699