CVE-2016-9038 Race condition in X
A local attacker can exploit a race condition in the Invincea X driver to corrupt kernel memory and escalate privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-9038?
CVE-2016-9038 is a high-severity vulnerability in Invincea X, published on 24 Apr 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An exploitable double fetch vulnerability exists in the SboxDrv.sys driver functionality of Invincea-X 6.1.3-24058. A specially crafted input buffer and race condition can result in kernel memory corruption, which could result in privilege escalation. An attacker needs to execute a special application locally to trigger this vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9038?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sophos Invincea-X.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9038?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-9038 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-9038 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9038 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ff7m-858p-5r2m.