CVE-2024-55414 Privilege escalation in n/a
Low-privileged users can escalate privileges and execute code via physical memory mapping in the Motorola SM56 Modem driver.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-55414?
CVE-2024-55414 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability exits in driver SmSerl64.sys in Motorola SM56 Modem WDM Driver v6.12.23.0, which allows low-privileged users to mapping physical memory via specially crafted IOCTL requests . This can be exploited for privilege escalation, code execution under high privileges, and information disclosure. These signed drivers can also be used to bypass the Microsoft driver-signing policy to deploy malicious code.
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-55414?
How do I fix CVE-2024-55414?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-55414 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-55414 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-55414 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6prq-q63r-xqhp.