CVE-2024-6768 can cause a Blue Screen of Death on Windows 10 and 11 PCs, even if all updates have been applied. Fortunately, this vulnerability requires attackers to have physical access to the targeted machine.
Originally published in Tom’s Guide.
Excerpt:
“According to Ricardo Narvaja of Fortra, the issue is caused by improper validation of quantities specified in the input data, which results in an unrecoverable inconsistency and triggers the KeBugCheckEx function that causes a blue screen. Fortunately, exploiting this flaw requires physical access to the system.”
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