First published: Mon Oct 04 2021(Updated: )
Ballistix MOD Utility through 2.0.2.5 is vulnerable to privilege escalation in the MODAPI.sys driver component. The vulnerability is triggered by sending a specific IOCTL request that allows low-privileged users to directly interact with physical memory via the MmMapIoSpace function call (mapping physical memory into a virtual address space). Attackers could exploit this issue to achieve local privilege escalation to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Micron Ballistix Memory Overview Display Utility | <=2.0.2.5 | |
<=2.0.2.5 |
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CVE-2021-41285 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for privilege escalation.
To fix CVE-2021-41285, update the Ballistix MOD Utility to a version beyond 2.0.2.5.
CVE-2021-41285 is a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting the MODAPI.sys driver.
Users of the Micron Ballistix Memory Overview Display Utility version 2.0.2.5 or earlier are affected by CVE-2021-41285.
Exploitation of CVE-2021-41285 may allow an attacker to gain higher privileges and potentially compromise the system.