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Microsoft September 2024 Patch Tuesday fixes 4 zero-days, 79 flaws

Patch Tuesday

Today is Microsoft's September 2024 Patch Tuesday, which includes security updates for 79 flaws, including four actively exploited and one publicly disclosed zero-days.

This Patch Tuesday fixed seven critical vulnerabilities, which were either remote code execution or elevation of privileges flaws.

The number of bugs in each vulnerability category is listed below:

  • 30 Elevation of Privilege Vulnerabilities
  • 4 Security Feature Bypass Vulnerabilities
  • 23 Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
  • 11 Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
  • 8 Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
  • 3 Spoofing Vulnerabilities

Four zero-days disclosed

This month's Patch Tuesday fixes four actively exploited, one of which was publicly disclosed. 

Microsoft classifies a zero-day flaw as one that is publicly disclosed or actively exploited while no official fix is available.

The four actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities in today's updates are:

CVE-2024-38014 - Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

This vulnerability allows attacks to gain SYSTEM privileges on Windows systems.

Microsoft has not shared any details on how it was exploited in attacks.

The flaw was discovered by Michael Baer with SEC Consult Vulnerability Lab. 

CVE-2024-38217 - Windows Mark of the Web Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

This flaw was publicly disclosed last month by Joe Desimone of Elastic Security and is believed to have been actively exploited since 2018.

In the report, Desimone outlined a technique called LNK stomping that allows specially crafted LNK files with non-standard target paths or internal structures to cause the file to be opened while bypassing Smart App Control and the Mark of the Web security warnings.

"An attacker can craft a malicious file that would evade Mark of the Web (MOTW) defenses, resulting in a limited loss of integrity and availability of security features such as SmartScreen Application Reputation security check and/or the legacy Windows Attachment Services security prompt," explains Microsoft's advisory.

When exploited, it causes the command in the LNK file to be executed without a warning, as demonstrated in this video.

LNK stomping demonstration

CVE-2024-38226 - Microsoft Publisher Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Microsoft fixed a Microsoft Publisher flaw that bypasses the security protections against embedded macros in downloaded documents.

"An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could bypass Office macro policies used to block untrusted or malicious files," explains Microsoft's advisory.

Microsoft has not shared who disclosed the flaw and how it was exploited.

CVE-2024-43491 - Microsoft Windows Update Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Microsoft fixed a servicing stack flaw that allows remote code execution.

"Microsoft is aware of a vulnerability in Servicing Stack that has rolled back the fixes for some vulnerabilities affecting Optional Components on Windows 10, version 1507 (initial version released July 2015)," explains Microsoft's advisory.

"This means that an attacker could exploit these previously mitigated vulnerabilities on Windows 10, version 1507 (Windows 10 Enterprise 2015 LTSB and Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2015 LTSB) systems that have installed the Windows security update released on March 12, 2024—KB5035858 (OS Build 10240.20526) or other updates released until August 2024. All later versions of Windows 10 are not impacted by this vulnerability."

"This servicing stack vulnerability is addressed by installing the September 2024 Servicing stack update (SSU KB5043936) AND the September 2024 Windows security update (KB5043083), in that order."

This flaw only impacts Windows 10, version 1507, which reached the end of life in 2017. However, it also impacts Windows 10 Enterprise 2015 LTSB and Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2015 LTSB editions, which are still under support.

This flaw is interesting because it caused Optional Components, such as Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services, XPS Viewer, Internet Explorer 11, LPD Print Service, IIS, and Windows Media Player to roll back to their original RTM versions.

This caused any previous CVE to be reintroduced into the program, which could then be exploited.

More details about the flaw and the complete list of affected components can found in Microsoft's advisory.

Microsoft has not shared who disclosed the flaw and how it was exploited.

Recent updates from other companies

Other vendors who released updates or advisories in September 2024 include:

The September 2024 Patch Tuesday Security Updates

Below is the complete list of resolved vulnerabilities in the September 2024 Patch Tuesday updates.

To access the full description of each vulnerability and the systems it affects, you can view the full report here.

Tag CVE ID CVE Title Severity
Azure CycleCloud CVE-2024-43469 Azure CycleCloud Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Important
Azure Network Watcher CVE-2024-38188 Azure Network Watcher VM Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Important
Azure Network Watcher CVE-2024-43470 Azure Network Watcher VM Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Important
Azure Stack CVE-2024-38216 Azure Stack Hub Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Critical
Azure Stack CVE-2024-38220 Azure Stack Hub Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Critical
Azure Web Apps CVE-2024-38194 Azure Web Apps Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Critical
Dynamics Business Central CVE-2024-38225 Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Important
Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) CVE-2024-43492 Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Important
Microsoft Dynamics 365 (on-premises) CVE-2024-43476 Microsoft Dynamics 365 (on-premises) Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability Important
Microsoft Graphics Component CVE-2024-38247 Windows Graphics Component Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Important
Microsoft Graphics Component CVE-2024-38250 Windows Graphics Component Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Important
Microsoft Graphics Component CVE-2024-38249 Windows Graphics Component Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Important
Microsoft Management Console CVE-2024-38259 Microsoft Management Console Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Important
Microsoft Office Excel CVE-2024-43465 Microsoft Excel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Important
Microsoft Office Publisher CVE-2024-38226 Microsoft Publisher Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability Important
Microsoft Office SharePoint CVE-2024-38227 Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Important
Microsoft Office SharePoint CVE-2024-43464 Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Critical
Microsoft Office SharePoint CVE-2024-38018 Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Critical
Microsoft Office SharePoint CVE-2024-38228 Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Important
Microsoft Office SharePoint CVE-2024-43466 Microsoft SharePoint Server Denial of Service Vulnerability Important
Microsoft Office Visio CVE-2024-43463 Microsoft Office Visio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Important
Microsoft Outlook for iOS CVE-2024-43482 Microsoft Outlook for iOS Information Disclosure Vulnerability Important
Microsoft Streaming Service CVE-2024-38245 Kernel Streaming Service Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Important
Microsoft Streaming Service CVE-2024-38241 Kernel Streaming Service Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Important
Microsoft Streaming Service CVE-2024-38242 Kernel Streaming Service Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Important
Microsoft Streaming Service CVE-2024-38244 Kernel Streaming Service Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Important
Microsoft Streaming Service CVE-2024-38243 Kernel Streaming Service Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Important
Microsoft Streaming Service CVE-2024-38237 Kernel Streaming WOW Thunk Service Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Important
Microsoft Streaming Service CVE-2024-38238 Kernel Streaming Service Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Important
Power Automate CVE-2024-43479 Microsoft Power Automate Desktop Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Important
Role: Windows Hyper-V CVE-2024-38235 Windows Hyper-V Denial of Service Vulnerability Important
SQL Server CVE-2024-37338 Microsoft SQL Server Native Scoring Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Important
SQL Server CVE-2024-37980 Microsoft SQL Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Important
SQL Server CVE-2024-26191 Microsoft SQL Server Native Scoring Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Important
SQL Server CVE-2024-37339 Microsoft SQL Server Native Scoring Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Important
SQL Server CVE-2024-37337 Microsoft SQL Server Native Scoring Information Disclosure Vulnerability Important
SQL Server CVE-2024-26186 Microsoft SQL Server Native Scoring Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Important
SQL Server CVE-2024-37342 Microsoft SQL Server Native Scoring Information Disclosure Vulnerability Important
SQL Server CVE-2024-43474 Microsoft SQL Server Information Disclosure Vulnerability Important
SQL Server CVE-2024-37335 Microsoft SQL Server Native Scoring Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Important
SQL Server CVE-2024-37966 Microsoft SQL Server Native Scoring Information Disclosure Vulnerability Important
SQL Server CVE-2024-37340 Microsoft SQL Server Native Scoring Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Important
SQL Server CVE-2024-37965 Microsoft SQL Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Important
SQL Server CVE-2024-37341 Microsoft SQL Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Important
Windows Admin Center CVE-2024-43475 Microsoft Windows Admin Center Information Disclosure Vulnerability Important
Windows AllJoyn API CVE-2024-38257 Microsoft AllJoyn API Information Disclosure Vulnerability Important
Windows Authentication Methods CVE-2024-38254 Windows Authentication Information Disclosure Vulnerability Important
Windows DHCP Server CVE-2024-38236 DHCP Server Service Denial of Service Vulnerability Important
Windows Installer CVE-2024-38014 Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Important
Windows Kerberos CVE-2024-38239 Windows Kerberos Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Important
Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers CVE-2024-38256 Windows Kernel-Mode Driver Information Disclosure Vulnerability Important
Windows Libarchive CVE-2024-43495 Windows libarchive Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Important
Windows Mark of the Web (MOTW) CVE-2024-38217 Windows Mark of the Web Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability Important
Windows Mark of the Web (MOTW) CVE-2024-43487 Windows Mark of the Web Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability Moderate
Windows MSHTML Platform CVE-2024-43461 Windows MSHTML Platform Spoofing Vulnerability Important
Windows Network Address Translation (NAT) CVE-2024-38119 Windows Network Address Translation (NAT) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Critical
Windows Network Virtualization CVE-2024-38232 Windows Networking Denial of Service Vulnerability Important
Windows Network Virtualization CVE-2024-38233 Windows Networking Denial of Service Vulnerability Important
Windows Network Virtualization CVE-2024-38234 Windows Networking Denial of Service Vulnerability Important
Windows Network Virtualization CVE-2024-43458 Windows Networking Information Disclosure Vulnerability Important
Windows PowerShell CVE-2024-38046 PowerShell Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Important
Windows Remote Access Connection Manager CVE-2024-38240 Windows Remote Access Connection Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Important
Windows Remote Desktop Licensing Service CVE-2024-38231 Windows Remote Desktop Licensing Service Denial of Service Vulnerability Important
Windows Remote Desktop Licensing Service CVE-2024-38258 Windows Remote Desktop Licensing Service Information Disclosure Vulnerability Important
Windows Remote Desktop Licensing Service CVE-2024-43467 Windows Remote Desktop Licensing Service Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Important
Windows Remote Desktop Licensing Service CVE-2024-43454 Windows Remote Desktop Licensing Service Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Important
Windows Remote Desktop Licensing Service CVE-2024-38263 Windows Remote Desktop Licensing Service Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Important
Windows Remote Desktop Licensing Service CVE-2024-38260 Windows Remote Desktop Licensing Service Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Important
Windows Remote Desktop Licensing Service CVE-2024-43455 Windows Remote Desktop Licensing Service Spoofing Vulnerability Important
Windows Security Zone Mapping CVE-2024-30073 Windows Security Zone Mapping Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability Important
Windows Setup and Deployment CVE-2024-43457 Windows Setup and Deployment Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Important
Windows Standards-Based Storage Management Service CVE-2024-38230 Windows Standards-Based Storage Management Service Denial of Service Vulnerability Important
Windows Storage CVE-2024-38248 Windows Storage Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Important
Windows TCP/IP CVE-2024-21416 Windows TCP/IP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Important
Windows TCP/IP CVE-2024-38045 Windows TCP/IP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Important
Windows Update CVE-2024-43491 Microsoft Windows Update Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Critical
Windows Win32K - GRFX CVE-2024-38246 Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Important
Windows Win32K - ICOMP CVE-2024-38252 Windows Win32 Kernel Subsystem Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Important
Windows Win32K - ICOMP CVE-2024-38253 Windows Win32 Kernel Subsystem Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Important

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