CVE-2024-40649

Summary

CVE-2024-40649 is a newly disclosed vulnerability affecting an unspecified component of a TBD system. The issue lies in a logic error in the code, resulting in a use-after-free condition. Malicious actors can exploit this vulnerability to gain local privilege escalation in the kernel without requiring any additional execution privileges. Importantly, user interaction is not necessary for successful exploitation.

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