CVE-2022-40732

Medium

Description

An access violation vulnerability exists in the DirectComposition functionality win32kbase.sys driver version 10.0.22000.593 as part of Windows 11 version 22000.593 and version 10.0.20348.643 as part of Windows Server 2022 version 20348.643. A specially-crafted set of syscalls can lead to a reboot. An unprivileged user can run specially-crafted code to trigger Denial Of Service.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.0
Exploit probability—
ProductMicrosoft Windows
PublishedDec 18, 2024
First seenDec 18, 2024

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
microsoft windows_11_21h210.0.22000.593—
microsoft windows_server_202210.0.20348.643—

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