CVE-2024-12227 MSI Dragon Center IOCTL NTIOLib_X64.sys MmUnMapIoSpace null pointer dereference

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

A local attacker can cause a denial of service in MSI Dragon Center via a null pointer dereference in the NTIOLib_X64.sys driver.

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-2024-12227?

CVE-2024-12227 is a medium-severity vulnerability in MSI Dragon Center, published on 5 Dec 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in MSI Dragon Center up to 2.0.146.0. This affects the function MmUnMapIoSpace in the library NTIOLib_X64.sys of the component IOCTL Handler. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. Upgrading to version 2.0.148.0 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Weakness: CWE-476, CWE-404

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-12227?

How do I fix CVE-2024-12227?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12227 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-12227 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-12227 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6jj8-pcjv-r9hj.

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