CVE-2018-8401

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to errors in object handling in memory within the DirectX Graphics Kernel (DXGKRNL) of Windows operating systems. It allows an attacker to potentially elevate their privileges. The vulnerability can be exploited through out-of-bounds memory access in the BasicRender Driver, specifically affecting the D3DKMTSubmitCommand function.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.