CVE-2024-36424

Summary

CVE-2024-36424 is a newly disclosed vulnerability that affects the K7RKScan.sys driver in K7 Ultimate Security versions prior to 17.0.2019. This issue permits local users to induce a denial of service condition, resulting in a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). The cause of the vulnerability is a NULL pointer dereference, which can be exploited to cause significant disruption to the affected system. Users are advised to update their K7 Ultimate Security software to the latest version to mitigate this risk.

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