CVE-2024-38256: CWE-908: Use of Uninitialized Resource in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507
Windows Kernel-Mode Driver Information Disclosure Vulnerability
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-38256 and classified under CWE-908 (Use of Uninitialized Resource), affects Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 kernel-mode drivers. It can cause information disclosure due to improper initialization of resources. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.5, reflecting a medium severity with local attack vector, low attack complexity, and low privileges required. Microsoft has published an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with local access and low privileges to disclose sensitive information from the kernel memory space. There is no impact on integrity or availability. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38256 to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2024-38256: CWE-908: Use of Uninitialized Resource in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507
Description
Windows Kernel-Mode Driver Information Disclosure Vulnerability
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.5medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-38256 and classified under CWE-908 (Use of Uninitialized Resource), affects Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 kernel-mode drivers. It can cause information disclosure due to improper initialization of resources. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.5, reflecting a medium severity with local attack vector, low attack complexity, and low privileges required. Microsoft has published an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with local access and low privileges to disclose sensitive information from the kernel memory space. There is no impact on integrity or availability. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38256 to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2024-06-11T22:36:08.234Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38256","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 699f6c78b7ef31ef0b564bc5
Added to database: 02/25/2026, 21:41:12 UTC
Last enriched: 08/11/2026, 15:53:42 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:48 UTC
Views: 42
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