CVE-2024-53833

Summary

CVE-2024-53833 is a newly identified vulnerability affecting the preparation response process in the file lwis_transaction.c. The issue lies in the function 'prepare_response_locked' where input validation is inadequate, potentially allowing for an out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability carries significant risk as it can result in local privilege escalation, meaning an attacker could elevate their current user privileges without requiring any additional execution privileges. Importantly, user interaction is not needed for exploitation, making this a serious threat to systems where this software is in use.

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