CVE-2024-1460

Summary

CVE-2024-1460 is a newly disclosed vulnerability affecting MSI Afterburner version 4.6.5.16370. This issue involves a kernel memory leak vulnerability, which can be triggered by interacting with the RTCore64.sys driver through the use of the 0x80002040 IOCTL code. The significance of this vulnerability lies in the fact that the handle to the driver can only be obtained from a high integrity process, increasing the risk for malicious actors who have gained such access. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in the leakage of sensitive information or system instability. Users are encouraged to update their MSI Afterburner software to mitigate this risk.

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