December 2024 Patch Tuesday: Key Vulnerabilities Overview

This critical vulnerability affects Microsoft’s Hyper-V virtualization technology. An attacker operating on a guest VM can exploit specially crafted file operation requests to execute code on the host OS. This threatens the security of virtualized environments by potentially compromising the host and other VMs.

This critical vulnerability affects the Remote Desktop Client on Windows, where a flaw allows remote code execution via a remote desktop connection. As the client facilitates connections to remote machines, this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access and control of remote systems, posing a threat to secure remote work environments.

This is a critical vulnerability in Windows Remote Desktop Services. A Remote Desktop Gateway Role can be used to trigger race condition and allow execution of arbitrary code, potentially enabling attackers to remotely execute malicious code, compromising the security of the virtual desktop and applications infrastructure.

This critical vulnerability in Windows Remote Desktop Services allows remote code execution via misconfigurations in the Remote Desktop Gateway service. It poses a significant risk by potentially enabling attackers to remotely execute malicious code, compromising the security of the virtual desktop and applications infrastructure.

This critical vulnerability impacts Windows LDAP by exploiting a race condition that unauthenticated attackers can remotely utilize. This flaw can lead to severe security implications by allowing arbitrary code execution in systems that rely on LDAP for directory-based authentications and resource sharing.

This critical vulnerability affects MSMQ, a protocol for server communication. Remote attackers can exploit it by sending specially crafted MSMQ packets to a server, potentially enabling malicious code execution and compromising the security and reliability of communication between separate server applications.

This vulnerability in LSASS targets server accounts through complex network calls, requiring a high complexity race condition to exploit. LSASS is critical for enforcing security policy and managing authentication in Windows, thus any compromise could have serious implications for system security and data integrity.