CVE-2018-10709 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Local attackers can exploit exposed driver functionality to read/write CR registers, leading to privilege escalation and arbitrary code execution.

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-2018-10709?

CVE-2018-10709 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Oct 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The AsrDrv101.sys and AsrDrv102.sys low-level drivers in ASRock RGBLED before v1.0.35.1, A-Tuning before v3.0.210, F-Stream before v3.0.210, and RestartToUEFI before v1.0.6.2 expose functionality to read and write CR register values. This could be leveraged in a number of ways to ultimately run code with elevated privileges.

Weakness: CWE-732

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-10709?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Asrock A-Tuning, Asrock F-Stream, Asrock Restart to Uefi, Asrock Rgbled.

How do I fix CVE-2018-10709?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-10709 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-10709 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-10709 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-v8wr-25mj-7jf2.

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