Microsoft Windows USB Mass Storage Class Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Last Update Date:
10 Mar 2016
Release Date:
9 Mar 2016
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RISK: Medium Risk
TYPE: Operating Systems - Windows OS
This security update resolves an elevation of privilege vulnerability in Microsoft Windows when the Windows USB Mass Storage Class driver fails to properly validate objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.
Impact
- Elevation of Privilege
System / Technologies affected
- Microsoft Windows Vista
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008
- Microsoft Windows 7
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
- Microsoft Windows 8.1
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2
- Microsoft Windows RT 8.1
- Microsoft Windows 10
Solutions
Before installation of the software, please visit the software manufacturer web-site for more details.
- Download location for patches:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/MS16-033
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