Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Kernel Streaming WOW Thunk Service Driver Elevation of Privilege (CVE-2024-38237)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2024-0760
Date Published: 10 Sep 2024
Severity: High
Last Updated: Tuesday 10 September, 2024
Source: Microsoft CVE-2024-38237
Industry Reference:CVE-2024-38237
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems
Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server 2022
Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)
Windows 11 version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
Windows 11 version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems
Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
Windows 11 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems
Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems
Windows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit Systems
Windows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems
Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems
Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)
Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems
Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems
Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems
Windows 10 for x64-based Systems
Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
Vulnerability Description A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Kernel Streaming WOW Thunk Service Driver Elevation of Privilege (CVE-2024-38237) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name:  Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information:  Microsoft Kernel Streaming WOW Thunk Service Driver Elevation of Privilege (CVE-2024-38237)

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